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news Project Syndicate 2026-06-05

ECB Should Hold Off on Interest Rate Hikes Amid Uncertainty

The European Central Bank should not raise interest rates yet, given the current environment of uncertainty, weak growth, subdued wages, and high market rates. There is no convincing evidence of entrenched higher inflation.

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