"Imali yenzala ephezulu iya kuxhomekeka kwidatha," utshilo uLagarde."Siza kujonga zonke iinkcukacha, kubandakanywa ukunyuka kwamaxabiso, iindleko zabasebenzi kunye nokulindela, esiya kuxhomekeka kuyo ekunqumeni indlela yomgaqo-mali webhanki ephakathi."
UNksz Lagarde ugxininise ukuba ukubuyisela ukunyuka kwamaxabiso kwindawo ekujoliswe kuyo yeyona nto ilungileyo esinokuyenzela uqoqosho, kwaye iindaba ezimnandi zezokuba ukunyuka kwamaxabiso kwakuhla kumazwe aseYurophu, kwaye akazange alindele ukuba nawaphi na amazwe e-eurozone awele kwi-recession ngo-2023.
Kwaye uninzi lwedatha yamva nje lubonise uqoqosho lwezowuni ye-euro luqhuba ngcono kunokuba bekulindelwe.Uqoqosho lwe-eurozone lurekhode ukukhula okuncomekayo kwekota kwikota yokugqibela kulo nyaka uphelileyo, ukunciphisa uloyiko lokudodobala koqoqosho kummandla.
Kwi-inflation front, i-eurozone inflation yehle ukuya kwi-8.5% ngoJanuwari ukusuka kwi-9.2% ngoDisemba.Nangona uphando lubonisa ukuba ukunyuka kwamaxabiso kuya kuqhubeka kwehla, akulindelekanga ukuba kufikelele kwi-2 yepesenti ye-ECB ekujoliswe kuyo kude kube yi-2025 ubuncinane.
Okwangoku, uninzi lwamagosa e-ECB ahlala e-hawkish.Ilungu lebhodi yesigqeba se-ECB, u-Isabel Schnabel, kwiveki ephelileyo, uthe kusekho indlela ende ekufuneka yenziwe ukubetha ukunyuka kwamaxabiso ezinto kwaye kuninzi okuza kufuneka ukuyibuyisela phantsi kolawulo.
Intloko yebhanki esembindini yaseJamani, uJoachim Nagel, ulumkise ngokungawujongeli phantsi umceli mngeni wokunyuka kwamaxabiso kwindawo ye-euro kwaye wathi ukunyuka kwamaxabiso abukhali kuyafuneka."Ukuba silula ngokukhawuleza, kukho umngcipheko omkhulu wokuba ukunyuka kwamaxabiso kuya kuqhubeka.Ngokombono wam, ukunyuka kwamaxabiso okubaluleke ngakumbi kuyafuneka. ”
IBhunga elilawulayo le-ECB u-Olli Rehn uthe iingcinezelo zexabiso eziphantsi ziqala ukubonisa iimpawu zokuzinza, kodwa ukholelwa ukuba ukunyuka kwamaxabiso kwangoku kusekho kakhulu kwaye ukunyuka kwamaxabiso kuyadingeka ukuqinisekisa ukubuyisela kwi-2% ye-inflation target yebhanki.
Ekuqaleni kwale nyanga, i-ECB iphakamise inzala ngamanqaku e-50 njengoko kulindeleke kwaye yacacisa ukuba iya kuphakamisa amaxabiso ngamanye amanqaku angama-50 kwinyanga ezayo, iqinisekisa ukuzinikela kwayo ekulweni nokunyuka kwamaxabiso aphezulu.