ECB to avoid giving signals on rates

In a speech on 6 February 2006 the President of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude Trichet, said the Bank would not give advance warning about the likely movement of interest rates over many months, but was ready to act 'at any time'.

European Central Bank: Speech, 6.2.06: Monetary policy and economic prospects in the euro area http://www.ecb.int/press/key/date/2006/html/sp060206.en.html

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