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Climate change is already impacting price stability and it will have an effect on monetary policy, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Friday.

Business activity in the euro zone expanded again in April, preliminary data showed on Friday, providing some positive momentum for the second quarter.

ECB President Christine Lagarde paid tribute to outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a speech Thursday, for acting as a “role model” for younger women.

The ECB is keeping its policy unchanged while market players look for clues on when its massive monetary stimulus might start to be wound down.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is giving a press conference after the bank’s latest monetary policy decision.

Despite a difficult struggle against the Covid-19 pandemic, the EU will hit its economic stride later this year, Lagarde told CNBC on Friday.

The ECB’s Klaas Knot told CNBC the central bank could take action to address a premature run-up in government bond yields if needed.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said the bank will not respond to inflation “blips” on Thursday, as prices rise in the euro area.

The European Union has asked AstraZeneca to do more to respect its contract with the bloc, as concerns grow that the firm will miss delivery targets once again.

Markets were reassured by the ECB’s statement Thursday, and bond yields fell in the euro zone.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is speaking at a press conference following the institution’s latest monetary policy decision.

ECB officials have said the rise in bond yields is “a situation which we have to monitor closely” but it’s unclear what actions they will do.  

Christine Lagarde, the president of the ECB, has said she hopes young women today don’t have to experience sexism like she did early on in her career. 

The European Central Bank could tweak its coronavirus-related stimulus program, Germany’s central bank governor told CNBC Wednesday, with officials wary of recent increases in bond yields.

Rising bond yields and accompanying inflation fears are adding a level of drama to Powell’s appearance.

The ECB is sticking to its growth projections despite new coronavirus restrictions that could extend the economic crisis in the euro area.

Markets had largely expected the central bank to add to its bond buying, having vowed in October to “recalibrate its instruments.”

A potential delay to the distribution of coronavirus vaccines is the biggest economic risk, European Central Bank member Stournaras said.

The current recession raises new challenges for central bankers and lawmakers, a European Central Bank board member told CNBC.

Powell said he worries about women, children and business owners who face long-term consequences from the coronavirus.