The Latest Breaking News from Christine Lagarde

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Kristalina Georgieva hints growth forecast could be upgraded thanks to retreating inflation, but warns against overoptimism

London (AFP) - Global stocks sank Thursday as central banks hiked interest rates again and signalled they needed to go higher to tame inflation.

Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - The European Central Bank opted for a smaller interest rate increase of half a percentage point on Thursday but warned of more hikes to come in the "long game" to tame red-hot inflation.

Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - The European Central Bank opted for a smaller interest rate rise of half a percentage point on Thursday but warned it expects "significantly" further hikes as red-hot inflation was still "far too high".

The European Central Bank could slow its record pace of interest rate increases

Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - The European Central Bank is expected to follow the US Federal Reserve's lead on Thursday and opt for a smaller interest rate hike, analysts said, on signs that red-hot inflation is finally easing.

Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Growing hopes that the eurozone's red-hot inflation is nearing its peak could prompt European Central Bank policymakers to opt for a smaller rate hike on Thursday, observers said.

Establishing gender equality is one of the founding values of the European Union, yet women are still underrepresented in decision-making positions in Europe. According to the European Institute of Gender Equality (EIGE), women represent just 32.3% of presidents, board members and employee representatives, and 21.5% of CEOs, executives and non-executives…