Lagarde speech: There was general consensus about balance of risk

Christine Lagarde, President of the Europen Central Bank (ECB), is delivering her remarks on the monetary policy outlook in a press conference following the ECB's decision to leave the policy settings unchanged in June.

Key takeaways

"There was general consensus about the balance of risk."

"ECB will decide on giving go-ahead for the digital euro exploration phase in mid-July."

"PEPP bond-buying will be flexible, include seasonality."

"ECB decided to use steady hand on policy."

About ECB President Lagarde

The European Central Bank's President Christine Lagarde, born in 1956 in France, has formerly served as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, and minister of finance in France. She began her eight-year term at the helm of the ECB in November 2019. As part of her job in the Governing Council, Lagarde holds press conferences in detailing how the ECB observes the current and future state of the European economy. Her comments may positively or negatively the euro's trend in the short-term. Usually, a hawkish outlook boosts the euro (bullish), while a dovish one weighs on the common currency (bearish).