Is Philip R. Lane hawkish or dovish?
Philip R. Lane is a permanent on the Governing Council. Philip R. Lane reads neutral on interest rates, with a +0.4 score on a −3 to +3 scale. The reading has become more dovish over the past 90 days. Last scored policy remark: 6 October 2026.
Based on policy remarks through .
Current reading
Philip R. Lane is neutral, at +0.4 on the −3 to +3 scale.
The reading has become more dovish over the past 90 days.
Member of the ECB Executive Board and Chief Economist since 2019. Former Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland. Oxford-trained macroeconomist, primary architect of ECB rate-path communications.
Recent policy remarks
- INTERVIEW Interview with Ansa Interview with Philip R. Lane, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted by Domenico Conti on
- Philip R. Lane: Diagnostic Challenges for ECB Monetary Policy
- INTERVIEW Interview with Le Temps Interview with Philip R. Lane, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted by Sébastien Ruche on
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