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ECB may need to hike in Dec, chief economist says

By Thomson Reuters Nov 10, 2026 | 2:58 AM

FRANKFURT, Nov 10 (Reuters) – The European Central Bank may ​need to ‌raise interest rates in December, chief economist Philip Lane ‌told ​Bloomberg on ⁠Tuesday, joining ⁠an already long list of policymakers making the case ​for the bank’s third rate ⁠hike this ⁠year.

“If the ​information set we have ​in December is ‌exactly the same as the information set today, ⁠then I think it would be prudent indeed ⁠to ‌hike,” Lane ⁠told Bloomberg ​Television. “There ‌will be more ​to come ⁠in terms of peak inflation.”

(Reporting by Balazs Koranyi; Editing by Kevin ​Liffey)