President Lagarde presents the latest monetary policy decisions – 6 March 2025

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

Our monetary policy statement at a glance, 6 March 2025 www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conf…ed_march.en.html

Christine Lagarde, Luis de Guindos: Monetary policy statement, 6 March 2025 www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conf…07bd0941.en.html

Monetary policy decisions, 6 March 2025 www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/20…340800b3.en.html

Combined monetary policy decisions and statement, 6 March 2025 www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conf…a4269dcc8.en.pdf

Macroeconomic projections, 6 March 2025 www.ecb.europa.eu/press/projection…6050a4fa.en.html

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

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Published and recorded during our press conference on 6 March 2025.