{
  "id": 7490974,
  "title": "ECB policymakers agree: Inflation in Eurozone to remain high amid energy crisis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/ecb-policymakers-agree-inflation-in-eurozone-to-remain-high-amid",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-15T06:19:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "FXStreet",
    "slug": "fxstreet",
    "url": "https://www.fxstreet.com/news/ecb-policymakers-agree-inflation-in-eurozone-to-remain-high-amid-energy-crisis-202609150619"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Euro (EUR) has fallen 0.12% to approximately 1.1535 against the US Dollar (USD) during Tuesday's early European trading session. The major currency pair is facing downward pressure as European Central Bank (ECB) officials have expressed concerns over rising inflation risks, fueling expectations of another interest rate hike this year. On Thursday, the ECB increased its key policy rates by 25 basis points (bps), as anticipated, and stated that additional hikes may follow. Analysts from Goldman Sachs, Citi, and Barclays predict the ECB will raise rates once more in December, with a 94% probability according to LSEG data. Citi also expects an extra increase in March 2027. ECB President Christine Lagarde noted in an interview that the \"current energy shock is longer-lasting\" due to the ongoing conflict, and warned that volatility and pressure on energy prices will persist, despite price increases potentially leading to slower growth. ECB Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel also expressed concern over prolonged inflation risks, citing reduced refining capacities that cannot be rebuilt quickly. The US Dollar's strength, driven by expectations of a Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hike on Wednesday, is negatively impacting the EUR/USD pair, which currently trades near 1.1535, below the 20-day Exponential Moving Average and within a bearish near-term bias. The pair is held above this support level, and a daily close above it could help alleviate the current downtrend and potentially push it towards the September 9 high of 1.1654.",
  "summary": "The Euro (EUR) is down 0.12% at around 1.1535 against the US Dollar (USD) in the early European trading session on Tuesday.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}