President Lagarde presents the latest monetary policy decisions – 18 July 2024

Today our Governing Council decided on monetary policy, determining what’s needed to return inflation to our 2% goal in a timely manner.

Listen to President Christine Lagarde present today’s decisions. The statement also covers:

– how the economy is performing
– how we expect prices to develop
– the risks to the economic outlook
– the dynamics behind financial and monetary conditions

Published and recorded during our press conference on 18 July 2024

Additional material

Our monetary policy statement at a glance, 18 July 2024https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conf…ned_july.en.html

Christine Lagarde, Luis de Guindos: Monetary policy statement, 18 July 2024 www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conf…00b4add6.en.html

Monetary policy decisions, 18 July 2024 www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/20…e0ddd9d5.en.html

Combined monetary policy decisions and statement, 18 July 2024 www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conf…3f92f3fc62465f23

European Central Bank www.ecb.europa.eu/home/html/index.en.html

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