> ECB's Villeroy says will have to raise rates further in the coming months

ECB's Villeroy says will have to raise rates further in the coming months

Remarks by ECB policymaker, Francois Villeroy de Galhau

Wednesday, 11/01/2023 | 07:29 GMT

ECB should aim to reach terminal rate by the summer
ECB needs to be pragmatic about the pace of rate hikes
French inflation likely to have peaked in 1H 2023, should fall to 4% towards the end of the year

Is inflation 'peak' the new 'transitory'? Only time will tell. With energy prices keeping lower, it makes sense to expect price pressures to decline but it may take quite a prolonged period before we actually see inflation fall significantly lower towards the 2% target coveted by central banks globally.