About this episode

Christine Lagarde discusses inflation and central banking challenges with leaders from the US, UK, and Canada at the ECB Forum.

At this year’s ECB Forum on Central Banking in Sintra, Portugal, President Christine Lagarde sat down with central bank heads from the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. They discussed how they are fighting inflation, and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Published and recorded on 1 July 2026. 2026 ECB Forum on Central Banking https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/conferences/html/20260629_ecb_forum_on_central_banking.en.html European Central Bank https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/html/index.en.html European banking supervision https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/home/html/index.en.html

People in this episode

Host: Christine Lagarde

Topics covered

• inflation
• central banking
• economic challenges
• monetary policy
• international cooperation

Keywords

• ECB Forum
• inflation
• central banks
• economic challenges
• monetary policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: European Central Bank, United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Places: Sintra, Portugal

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