Is Christine Lagarde hawkish or dovish?
Christine Lagarde is a permanent on the Governing Council. Christine Lagarde reads hawkish on interest rates, with a +1.9 score on a −3 to +3 scale. The reading has become more hawkish over the past 90 days. Last scored policy remark: 17 October 2026.
Based on policy remarks through .
Current reading
Christine Lagarde is hawkish, at +1.9 on the −3 to +3 scale.
The reading has become more hawkish over the past 90 days.
President of the European Central Bank since November 2019. Former Managing Director of the IMF and French Finance Minister. Known for her communicative style and commitment to the ECB's price stability mandate.
Recent policy remarks
- Christine Lagarde: SPEECH IMFC Statement Statement by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the fifty-fourth meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee IMF Annual Meetings
- Christine Lagarde: Hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament
- Christine Lagarde: Interview with Les Échos
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