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FRANKFURT, April 19 - Euro zone inflation is likely to decline further and the European Central Bank may cut interest rates if its long-standing price growth criteria are met, ECB President Christine Lagarde said on Friday.
"At the same time, the Governing Council is not pre-committing to a particular rate path," Lagarde said, repeating the bank's most recent guidance. "Risks to the inflation outlook are two-sided," she said."Upside risks include heightened geopolitical tensions, as well as higher wage growth and more resilient profit margins than anticipated."
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