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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said in a speech Thursday that it is not yet apparent that core inflation has peaked in the euro zone, signaling further hikes in interest rates in the continent.

“There is no clear evidence that underlying inflation has peaked,” Lagarde said Thursday in a speech in Hanover, Germany. “We have made clear that we still have ground to cover to bring interest rates to sufficiently restrictive levels,” she added.

ECB likely to increase interest rates one more time

The central bank’s president spoke shortly after data showed inflation in the 20-nation euro zone slowed markedly last month, indicating that the toughest monetary-tightening campaign of the euro era may soon draw to a close. However, Lagarde said that there is no clear evidence of that yet, signaling more rate hikes in the coming months.

Core price pressures indicate that there’s probably still at least one more hike to come to ensure the 2% inflation target is reached. ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos said Wednesday that he “could not say that the victory is there so far.” Fellow rate-setter Madis Muller said more than one additional quarter-point rate move is likely.

“Considerable tightening is still in the pipeline.”

The European Central Bank’s chief said officials aren’t satisfied with the inflation outlook but that monetary policy is being transmitted “forcefully” to credit, with the actions taken to date still having a significant impact.

“These hikes are already feeding forcefully into bank lending conditions,” she said. “And we know that – having hiked so far and so fast – considerable tightening is still in the pipeline.”

In the United States of America, FOMC will meet on 15th and 16th June to decide further interest rate hikes. Analysts are expecting one more hike in the interest rates in the current cycle.

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