European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde said Monday eurozone policymakers would keep cutting interest rates and warned that higher US tariffs under President-elect Donald Trump could hit growth in the bloc.

Of the four economies we cover in detail, we think the Eurozone is at lowest risk of experiencing a durable pick-up in inflation. With price rises now almost fully under control, the ECB’s rate path in 2025 will depend on how far economic activity, most notably private consumption, picks up.

The European Central Bank is likely to continue to lower its key interest rate as the threat of U.S. tariffs clouds already weak growth prospects, President Christine Lagarde said Monday.Policymakers at the eurozone’s central bank lowered the key rate for their third straight meeting Thursday.

The European Central Bank will lower interest rates further, with risks to the inflation outlook now “two-sided,” President Christine Lagarde said.

The European Central Bank will cut interest rates further if inflation continues to ease towards its 2% target as restricting economic growth is no longer necessary, ECB President Christine Lagarde said on Monday.

The European Central Bank is considering further interest rate cuts as inflation eases towards its target. ECB President Christine Lagarde indicated that rate reductions would continue if growth remains weak.

Declaring that the 'darkest days' of high inflation 'look to be behind us', the European Central Bank chief (pictured) said: 'The direction of travel is clear.'

She previously worked on the UK Breaking News team, and spent eight years in Westminster as a UK political correspondent - a period which included the Scottish independence referendum, Brexit and several general elections.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, speaking in Vilnius, Lithuania, says policymakers are likely to reduce interest rates by more as the 2% inflation target moves closer and "if the incoming data continue to confirm our baseline.