Draghi speech: Did not discuss when to raise rates

Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, is responding to questions from the press, providing the key quotes, via Reuters, found below.

• Structural reforms must be substantially stepped up.
• Decisions will ensure ample degree of accommodation.
• Rates to remain at present levels through summer 2019, did not discuss when to raise rates
• We see an undeniable increase in uncertainty due to geopolitical reasons.

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About Mario Draghi

The European Central Bank's president Mario Draghi was born in 1947 in Rome, Italy. Graduated of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Draghi became the president of the European Central Bank in 2011. As part of his job in the Governing Council he gives press conferences in the back of how the ECB observes the current European economy. President's comments may determine positive or negative the Euro's trend in the short-term. Usually, if he shows a hawkish outlook, that is seen as positive (or bullish) for the EUR, while a dovish is seen as negative (or bearish).