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ECB´s Villeroy: More downside than upside inflation risks

European Central Bank (ECB) and Bank of France Governor François Villeroy, a member of the Governing Council, gave a televised Bloomberg interview on Tuesday. He claimed that he doesn't see any risk to the Bank of France, ECB independence, and that the Impact of United States (US) tariffs on Euro Zone inflation should remain negligible.


Key Quotes


I see no risk to the Bank of France, ECB independence.

French and Euro-Area economies are resilient.

Impact of US tariffs on Euro Zone inflation should remain negligible.

We mustn't break international law on Russian assets.

Next rate move is more likely to be a cut than a hike.

We've regained confidence in our forecasts.

More downside than upside inflation risks.

The ECB in a good place, but that place isn't fixed.

Euro Price Today

The table below shows the percentage change of Euro (EUR) against listed major currencies today. Euro was the strongest against the Australian Dollar.

USD EUR GBP JPY CAD AUD NZD CHF
USD -0.35% 0.14% -0.35% 0.03% 0.32% 0.07% -0.39%
EUR 0.35% 0.50% 0.00% 0.38% 0.73% 0.44% -0.03%
GBP -0.14% -0.50% -0.46% -0.10% 0.22% -0.02% -0.52%
JPY 0.35% 0.00% 0.46% 0.39% 0.66% 0.39% -0.08%
CAD -0.03% -0.38% 0.10% -0.39% 0.33% 0.05% -0.42%
AUD -0.32% -0.73% -0.22% -0.66% -0.33% -0.29% -0.75%
NZD -0.07% -0.44% 0.02% -0.39% -0.05% 0.29% -0.46%
CHF 0.39% 0.03% 0.52% 0.08% 0.42% 0.75% 0.46%

The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the Euro from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent EUR (base)/USD (quote).

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