欧洲央行首席经济学家：通胀回落至2%目标已“基本完成”

Group 1 - The European Central Bank (ECB) has made significant progress in reducing inflation towards its 2% target, with overall inflation now close to this level, although service sector inflation still requires further reduction [1][2] - ECB Chief Economist Philip Lane indicated that the monetary policy challenge of controlling inflation is largely complete, providing a basis for the ECB to pause further interest rate cuts [1] - Since June of the previous year, the ECB has cut rates eight times, totaling a 2 percentage point reduction, with the current deposit rate at 2% [1] Group 2 - Despite the ECB's satisfaction with its inflation control achievements, economic outlook remains uncertain due to risks such as changes in US tariff policies and escalating tensions in Ukraine and the Middle East [1] - ECB President Christine Lagarde emphasized that the current interest rate level provides sufficient space to address uncertainties, while also warning that Middle Eastern tensions could disrupt energy supplies and raise prices [1] - Slovak central bank Governor Peter Kazimir highlighted the fragility of the current inflation situation, stressing the need for vigilance, while ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos noted that recent commodity market fluctuations have not altered the ECB's overall inflation outlook [2]