35 Quotes by Lorenzo Codogno

There are a number of countries that are increasingly uneasy about competitive pressures coming from Asia, and the softening of domestic industry.

The government was very reluctant to take a position because it's a very delicate situation, but now they are really turning the pressure on.

We don't see any change this year. Economic indicators seem to suggest there will be no change in interest rates in the short term.

We don't see another rate rise, but we recognize that the risk is still there, due largely to oil prices -- the oil market remains vulnerable for both supply and demand reasons,

The probability of a February hike looks very small, but that of a tightening in March remains high in our view.

To be fair with Schroeder, he tried and by European standards he did do more than other governments in the past few years. But the problems in Germany are more entrenched now.

At the margin, the change may be perceived as a small, dovish shift for the ECB governing council.

It would take a big global shock to change the prospects for at least modest growth in Europe.

Protectionism remains the major threat to global growth.