• main challenge is low, declining inflation
  • financial economy may be heading toward bad equilibrium that would threaten economic recovery
  • sees risk of “perverse feedback loop” of low inflation, rising real rates, capital inflows and stronger euro
  • ECB ready to act “should downside risk” materialize
  • uncertaintities remain but eurosytem is flexible

The governing council member back on the wires

Concerns over stronger euro ? let’s see what else they can do then

EURUSD on session lows at 1.3593

Add:

  • France “too slow” with reforms
  • southern Europe reforms starting to pay off