ECB’s De Guindos: Euro exchange rate is fundamental for inflation

“The exchange is a fundamental economic variable which affects imports, exports, imported inflation or deflation,” the European Central Bank (ECB) Vice President Luis De Guindos said during a webinar on Thursday.

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“A relatively brisk and intense fluctuation in the exchange rate affects inflation expectations and the conditions that determine inflation.”

“The ECB could not be happy with its own forecast for a 1.3% inflation rate in 2022.”