Lagarde speech: Options were debated, no one argued for 50 bps cut

Source Fxstreet

Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), explains the ECB's decision to lower key rates by 25 basis points at the April policy meeting and responds to questions from the press.

Key quotes

"The decision was unanimous."

"Options were debated, no one argued for 50 bps cut."

"Tariffs are a negative demand shock."

"Net impact of tariffs on inflation only clearer over time."

"There are diverging views on short- and long-term impact, developments."

Euro PRICE Today

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

USD EUR GBP JPY CAD AUD NZD CHF
USD 0.25% -0.04% 0.28% 0.15% -0.13% -0.36% 0.57%
EUR -0.25% -0.33% 0.02% -0.13% -0.39% -0.65% 0.28%
GBP 0.04% 0.33% 0.36% 0.20% -0.06% -0.30% 0.63%
JPY -0.28% -0.02% -0.36% -0.15% -0.43% -0.75% 0.27%
CAD -0.15% 0.13% -0.20% 0.15% -0.25% -0.51% 0.43%
AUD 0.13% 0.39% 0.06% 0.43% 0.25% -0.25% 0.68%
NZD 0.36% 0.65% 0.30% 0.75% 0.51% 0.25% 0.94%
CHF -0.57% -0.28% -0.63% -0.27% -0.43% -0.68% -0.94%

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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