Christine Lagarde: “I've come to understand that the revolver needs to be at the temple of the politician with a finger on the trigger…”

We can now focus on stabilising inflation with policy rates as our primary tool.

I see signs that the attraction of the dollar is slightly eroded.

We believe inflation will be longer lasting than we had anticipated.

My duty is to accomplish the mission, price stability, and for the moment that is what guides my action.