ECB's Simkus said he wouldn't be surprised in the Bank hiked rates again in September

Chairman of the Central Bank of Lithuania & Member of the ECB Governing Council Gediminas Simkus spoke with MNI (gated), his pertinent remarks conveyed via Reuters:

• "We need to provide very credible monetary policy to make sure that we fulfil our mandate... our 2% inflation target,"
• "Having said all this, I would not be surprised (by a rate) hike in September."

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While a July rate hike (the European Central Bank meet on July 27) appears locked in, ECB policymakers have been coy on the September outlook.

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Earlier catch ups with the ECB talking heads on Tuesday:

• ECB's Vujčić said Bank will work to bring inflation down, soft landing not always possible
• ECB's Rehn warned that underlying inflation pressures are only falling gradually