Remarks by ECB vice president, Luis de Guindos

  • Inflation could peak at around 3.4% to 3.5%
  • Have not seen indication that wages are on the rise
  • Need to be vigilant to upside surprise on inflation

The part on wages is just a roundabout way of saying that the surge in inflation is still largely due to more transient factors, which reaffirms the ECB's 'transitory' stance.