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ECB Has Room to Lower Key Rate as Inflation Nears Target, Says Villeroy

The Trump years in the United States must be the years of economic and financial sovereignty in Europe, he said

Governor of the Banque de France, Francois Villeroy de Galhau.
Governor of the Banque de France, Francois Villeroy de Galhau. Photo: kirill kudryavtsev/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

The European Central Bank is on track to bring inflation in the eurozone back to its 2% target, and has room to lower its key interest rate as growth slows amid higher U.S. tariffs, the head of the Bank of France said Monday.

In a radio interview, Francois Villeroy de Galhau also said that while slower economic growth in the U.S. as a result of higher tariffs is a blow, it also presents Europe with an opportunity to become an anchor of stability for the global economy.

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