Christine Lagarde

“roughly 20 percent of global reserves”

“roughly 35 percent”

“The Fed's governors serve staggered fourteen-year terms precisely to insulate monetary decisions from electoral cycles.”

“The Federal Reserve Act of 1913, amended in 1935 and tested in the 1936 Supreme Court case Humphrey's Executor v. United States, established that independent agency heads cannot be fired at president…”

“The Volcker disinflation of the early 1980s, a 20 percentage point swing in the funds rate, was the price the US paid for the loss of credibility in the 1970s.”

“Lagarde's reference to the ECB's achievement of price stability, inflation at 2.2% in July, within a whisker of the 2% target.”

“In 2022-23, Lagarde oversaw the fastest tightening cycle in the euro's history, 450 basis points in fourteen months.”

“a 'not-too-persistent' overshoot could warrant policy tightening as energy shock pushes 2026 forecast to 2.6% and severe scenario sees 6% peak”

“the first year of heightened restrictions could knock 0.3 percentage points off eurozone gross domestic product.”

“Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, told an audience in Sofia in November that the switch would deliver 'smoother trade, lower financing costs and more stable prices'. She put …”

“US tariffs on EU goods had jumped from an average of 3% to 13% since the measures took effect earlier this month.”

“roughly €140 billion of Russian central bank reserves immobilised at the Brussels-based clearing house Euroclear”

“Christine Lagarde warned that Middle East conflict could push inflation above target until 2027”

“Christine Lagarde says a 'not-too-persistent' overshoot could warrant policy tightening as energy shock pushes 2026 forecast to 2.6% and severe scenario sees 6% peak”

“When it ends up costing you 110 billion euros, you do change your approach," said Christine Lagarde, the finance minister of France which is set to make a 16.8bn euros contribution.”