Today our Governing Council decided on monetary policy, determining what’s needed to return inflation to our 2% target 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

Recorded and published on 7 March 2024

Our monetary policy statement at a glance, 7 March 2024 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pressconf/visual-mps/2024/html/mopo_statement_explained_march.en.html Christine Lagarde, Luis de Guindos: Monetary policy statement, 7 March 2024 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pressconf/2024/html/ecb.is240307~314650bd5c.en.htmlMonetary policy decisions, 7 March 2024 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2024/html/ecb.mp240307~a5fa52b82b.en.htmlCombined monetary policy decisions and statement, 7 March 2024 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pressconf/shared/pdf/ecb.ds240307~8e06c79bf2.en.pdf?e86e578f1a99fdaa095a37dc4f1f6355

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