Continuing with his earlier comments, ECB Governing Council member Ewald Nowotny was further noted saying that decision made yesterday was unanimous.
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“¢ ECB has set itself the target of an inflation rate of just below 2%.
“¢ Says that from his perspective that goal has been achieved.
“¢ Whether it is 1.7% or 1.9%, it is within the statistical ambiguity.
“¢ The task now is to secure this success permanently.
“¢ Important for ECB to seize the opportunity for normalization as soon as possible.