macro

Bundesbank chief says ECB has more work to do on inflation

Joachim Nagel said the ECB's fight against inflation is not finished and that policymakers will likely need to do more, according to TradingView.

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what happened

Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said on Saturday that the European Central Bank has not yet finished its task of bringing inflation down. He said he has the sense that policymakers will probably need to take further steps.

The comment was reported by ru.tradingview.com. It concerns the outlook for ECB policy rather than a specific decision on interest rates.

why it matters

Hawkish remarks from an influential member of the ECB Governing Council can strengthen expectations of a longer pause or further tightening. For markets, this matters when assessing moves in the euro and German bond yields.

market impact

EUR/USD and Bunds: expectations of tighter ECB policy can support the euro and bond yields

tags

instruments

EUR/USDBundEuro Stoxx 50

sources

  1. Bundesbank president says ECB has more to do to fight inflation — ru.tradingview.com, 17 October 2026 at 06:21 UTC

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