ECB’s Lautenschläger: Confident that we will raise key interest rates next year

ECB’s executive board member Sabine Lautenschlager, in an interview conducted by Agence France-Presse on 22 November 2018 and published on 26 November 2018, said that there is nothing on the horizon to change plans to end QE.  

Key quotes:

   “¢   Economic growth is in-line with ECB’s forecasts.
   “¢   ECB should not bind itself for a long period of time with regard to reinvestments.
   “¢   QE shouldn’t be part of normal policy textbook.
   “¢   Our policy decisions are data-driven.  
   “¢   Base on the current information, confident that we will raise key interest rates next year.  
   “¢   The outlook has not changed significantly.  
   “¢   Risks are still broadly balanced and with our monetary policy
   “¢   We will provide ample support to the economy.