Draghi speech: Incoming data weaker than expected

Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, is delivering his remarks on the bank's monetary policy decision in a press conference with key quotes, via Reuters, found below.

• Incoming data weaker than expected.
• Data reflects softer external demand, country- and sector-specific factors.
• Persistent of uncertainty weighs on sentiment.
• Rising wage growth underpins inflation pressures.
• This supports confidence inflation will converge to aim.
• Significant stimulus still needed.

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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).