At the start of the conference, the ECB announced the result of its five-year strategy review (more on that later). But one of the key themes for central bankers here is how to communicate when the ...

A million-dollar question will hang over the world's top central bankers when they meet in Sintra, Portugal, from Monday ...

US President Donald Trump has taken just a few months since his election to upend global financial markets with his economic policies. Trump's tariffs are the main culprit but the global reserve ...

Following the widely expected cut, ECB president Christine Lagarde said the central bank had “nearly concluded” the latest monetary policy cycle, which has led to rate-setters halving ...

Christine Lagarde has discussed cutting short her term as European Central Bank president to become chair of the World Economic Forum, according to WEF founder Klaus Schwab. Schwab, who left the ...

Jan Willem Goudriaan, general secretary of Europe’s services sector union EPSU with 8mn members, and Frank Werneke, chair of German union Verdi with 1.9mn members, have separately written to ...

Early Life and Education Born January 1, 1956, in Paris, France to two language teachers, Lagarde is a highly accomplished trailblazer for women in global finance and policymaking.

European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde has come closer than ever to claiming victory in the fight against inflation, saying “the darkest days of winter look to be behind us” and ...

Christine Lagarde President-elect Donald Trump has clearly announced last week the magnitude of tariffs that he has in mind: 60 per cent for China, 10-20 per cent for the rest of the world.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said inflation could move above the ECB’s target in the next few months, so the bank needs to be cautious about rate cuts.

Christine Lagarde has said the European Central Bank will be unable to commit to a particular path of interest rate cuts once it starts to ease monetary policy, despite signs that wage growth has ...