ECB beat inflation without heavy economic costs, says departing hawk

The European Central Bank’s aggressive monetary tightening since mid-2022 has surprisingly caused minimal economic harm to the Eurozone, according to Klaas Knot, outgoing president of the Dutch central bank. While inflation risks remain, Knot noted that real GDP has grown by 2.6% and unemployment has hit record lows, leading to a positive outlook despite initial fears of recession and instability.

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The European Central Bank was worried that raising interest rates to fight inflation would hurt the economy, but it turned out to be less painful than they thought, and people are still doing okay.

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