Draghi speech: Based on today's data, very few chances of rate hike this year

Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, is responding to questions from the press, providing the key quotes, via Reuters, found below.

Based on today's data, very few chances of rate hike this year.

Should ask whether FX movement comes from stronger economy, from statements, monetary policy, or elsewhere.

Differences between Governing Council members not as substantive as in other occasions.

Some Governing Council members a little more confident.

We may disagree as to when to move forward with policy change.

Key notes

EUR/GBP spikes to fresh session tops as the ECB presser gets underway.

The EUR/GBP cross extended its modest rebound from 7-month lows and spiked to fresh session tops, around 0.8725 region as the ECB presser got underway.

EUR/USD gathers traction on Draghi, 1.25 just around the corner.

The shared currency quickly rebounded from daily lows vs. the buck on Thursday, now pushing EUR/USD to fresh 2018 tops near 1.2500 the figure.

About Mario Draghi

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).