Joachim Nagel, Bundesbank president and European Central Bank policymaker, prepares for an interview at the Jackson Lake Lodge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where the Kansas City Fed holds its annual economic symposium, August 24, 2023.
REUTERS/Ann Saphir/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsFRANKFURT, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank must keep interest rates sufficiently high for long enough because inflation in the euro zone has not been conquered despite a significant fall in the past year, ECB policymaker Joachim Nagel said on Tuesday.
"Our tight monetary policy is working, but we must not let up too soon," Nagel, the Bundesbank's president, said in remarks prepared for delivery at an economic think-tank in Berlin.
"Rather, the key interest rates will have to remain at a sufficiently high level for a sufficiently long time."
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