In Stuttering, Stumbling Address Christine Lagarde Vows To LINK QUANTITATIVE EASING to CLIMATE CHANGE!

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In her much anticipated first appearance as president of the ECB before at the European Parliament, Christine Lagarde asked EU lawmakers on Monday to give her time to "learn the ropes" of her new job and to reshape the ECB’s monetary policy in what is likely to be a lengthy policy review, and said the ECB will be "resolute" in restoring euro-zone price stability, while stressing that an upcoming strategy review will be wide-ranging, including climate change as well as inflation.

"The ECB’s accommodative policy stance has been a key driver of domestic demand during the recovery, and that stance remains in place," she said ahead of her first monetary policy meeting at the ECB on Dec. 12.