Christine Lagarde

Europe largely missed out on the first digital revolution, as the commercial gains from the spread of information and communication technologies were captured disproportionately elsewhere. We cannot afford to repeat that experience with artificial intelligence (AI), the second digital revolution.

— Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, speaking to the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum in Geneva

To ensure that the voices of Europeans are heard

— Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), said this during the presentation of the new euro designs; she emphasized that the voices of Europeans should be heard.

"It has been a tax on the American people and businesses. We plan on getting rid of that tax," he said. "That means we need a regime change in policy, and we need new consideration of practices, some of which have been working, some of which haven't."— Kevin Warsh, Federal Reserve Chairman, remarks for delivery to separate congressional panels

The war in the Middle East is generating inflation pressures, and the decision to raise rates is robust across a range of scenarios mapping out how the shock might evolve and affect the medium-term outlook for the euro area.

— ECB said in a statement.