Europe's central bank head defends its recent rate hike to fight inflation

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Claim Europe's central bank head defends its recent rate hike to fight inflation
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Generated 2026-06-29 19:59

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The head of the European Central Bank defended its June 11 rate hike as justified to ward off real inflationary pressures and said it wasn’t just a mere “insurance hike." ECB head Christine Lagarde said Monday that without the quarter percentage-point increase, inflation could have lingered above the bank’s 2% target into 2028. “Some have characterized our rate increase earlier this month as an ‘insurance hike,’" Lagarde said.

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