"Monetary policy is appropriately tight and needs to remain so in 2024," Kammer told a news conference.
"For all intents and purposes, (the deposit rate) should be held at that level or close to that level throughout 2024."
Kammer warned the ECB against cutting rates too soon because that would require even more costly policy tightening later on.
While the IMF sees price growth back at target in 2025, an exceptionally tight labour market could push this date back to 2026, it warned.
Real wages also have some way to go catch up with inflation and this could also keep up the price pressure, the IMF said.
Persons:
Ralph Orlowski, Alfred Kammer, Kammer, Balazs Koranyi, Mark Potter
Organizations:
European Union, European Central Bank, REUTERS, Rights, International Monetary Fund, ECB, IMF's European Department, IMF, Thomson
Locations:
Frankfurt, Germany, Gaza