According to De Gindos of the ECB further rate hikes are necessary

According to De Gindos of the ECB further rate hikes are necessary
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According to him, Europe's central bank will definitely start to reduce the balance sheet as early as 2023.

Eurozone retail sales (m/m) for September increased by 0.4%, in line with the forecast. Last time the indicator was losing 0.3%.

On an annualized basis, the figure fell 0.6%, better than the -1.1% forecast. The indicator was down 1.4% in the last period.