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Central Banks•7 November 2026•
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ECB President Christine Lagarde Interviewed by Yomiuri Shimbun on Monetary Policy

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1ECB President Christine Lagarde conducted an interview with the Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun.

ECB President Christine Lagarde conducted an interview with the Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun. According to an ECB statement, the discussion covered the assessment of supply shocks and policy coordination among global central banks, including the Fed, the Bank of England, and the Bank of Japan.

Lagarde noted that headline inflation reached 4% in October, aligning with market expectations, while core inflation remained unchanged from September at 2.5%. These comments follow data showing Eurozone retail sales fell 0.7% month-on-month on November 6, 2026, and the Consumer Price Index rising to 104.77 on November 4, 2026.

Christine Lagarde is scheduled to deliver another speech on November 11, 2026, followed by the release of the ECB Economic Bulletin on November 12, 2026.