Mr. Schnabel, the ECB executive, agreed with investors' bets on the ECB's next rate rise. Mr. Schnabel said borrowing costs were already at levels that would remain appropriate for some time barring fresh shocks, while consumer spending, business investment and heavy government spending on defence and infrastructure would still boost the economy. The German hawk noted that economic and inflation risks were skewed to the upside. She hinted that in...
European Central Bank Executive Director Schnabel said that global interest rate hikes may come sooner than people think. (Golden Ten)