Restrictive Policy May Be Appropriate — according to ECB's Kazaks

European Central Bank Governing Council member and Bank of Latvia Governor Martins Kazaks discusses the second-round inflation effects of the energy price shock and the outlook for interest rates. "With the economy forecasted to close th…

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