ECB Decision: Lagarde Statement on Interest Rates, Inflation, Euro, Trade Risks

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde comments on monetary policy, the outlook for the euro-area economy, the inflation situation and concerns related to trade policy and geopolitical uncertainty. She speaks at a news conference in Frankfurt after the Governing Council decided to keep interest rates unchanged for the first time in more than a year. This is the opening statement of her press conference. 00:00 - ECB's decision to keep interest rates unchanged 01:50 - Euro-area economic growth in f ...