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: 24 July 2026.
Based on policy remarks through .
No scored policy remark in the past 45 days.
Current reading
Philip R. Lane is neutral, at -0.4 on the −3 to +3 scale.
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
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