ECB’s Schnabel Sees Need for Further Hiking to Meet 2% Target

ECB Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel said the central bank will probably need to increase borrowing costs further to tame price pressures. The comment reinforces a hawkish policy bias and implies higher-for-longer rates, which is supportive for yields and generally negative for rate-sensitive assets. The article is brief but comes from a senior ECB official, giving it meaningful market relevance.

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ECB Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel said the central bank will probably need to increase borrowing costs further to tame price pressures. The comment reinforces a hawkish policy bias and implies higher-for-longer rates, which is supportive for yields and generally negative for rate-sensitive assets. The article is brief but comes from a senior ECB official, giving it meaningful market relevance.