ECB Officials Prioritize Inflation Fight Over Growth as Middle East Conflict Threatens Price Stability
European Central Bank policymakers are signaling an extended pause in rate cuts as geopolitical risks from the Middle East conflict threaten to push inflation expectations higher. ECB Governing Council members Joachim Nagel and Luis de Guindos have identified inflation as a bigger concern than economic growth, while the Federal Reserve's Beth Hammack echoes similar caution about prolonged policy holds.
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