President Lagarde presents the latest monetary policy decisions – 10 September 2026

Today our Governing Council decided on monetary policy, determined to ensure that inflation stabilises at our two percent target.

Listen to President Christine Lagarde present today’s decisions. The statement also covers:

• how the economy is performing

• how we expect prices to develop

• the risks to the economic outlook

• the dynamics behind financial and monetary conditions

Published and recorded during our press conference on 10 September 2026.

Our monetary policy statement at a glance, 10 September 2026 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conference/visual-mps/2026/html/mopo_statement_explained_september.en.html

Christine Lagarde, Boris Vujčić: Monetary policy statement, 10 September 2026 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conference/monetary-policy-statement/2026/html/ecb.is260910~6a45359cfc.en.html

Monetary policy decisions, 10 September 2026 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2026/html/ecb.mp260910~314e508016.en.html

Combined monetary policy decisions and statement, 10 September 2026 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conference/monetary-policy-statement/shared/pdf/ecb.ds260910~fbf0ab9b8d.en.pdf

Macroeconomic projections, September 2026 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/projections/html/ecb.projections202609_ecbstaff~8e340fc69d.en.html