Draghi speech: Higher financial market volatility warrants constant monitoring

Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, is delivering his remarks on the bank’s monetary policy decision in a press conference with key quotes  found below.

• The latest data has stabilized and is in line with our forecasts.
• Risks to growth outlook remain broadly balances.
• Uncertainties related to global factors remain prominent.
• Higher financial market volatility warrants constant monitoring.
• Inflation likely to remain around current levels for the remainder of the year.

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The European Central Bank’s president Mario Draghi was born in 1947 in Rome, Italy. Graduated of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Draghi became the president of the European Central Bank in 2011. As part of his job in the Governing Council he gives press conferences in the back of how the  ECB  observes the current European economy. President’s comments may determine positive or negative the Euro’s trend in the short-term. Usually, if he shows a hawkish outlook, that is seen as positive (or bullish) for the EUR, while a dovish is seen as negative (or bearish).