ECB President Lagarde (Q&A), on the labour market, says a lot of the data are backdated; we are seeing increased participation, slightly lower unemployment, vacancies are growing more moderately than in the past
- Labour market is still active where unemployment nearly at 'rock bottom'
- Certainly not saying labour market is in difficulty
05 Feb 2026 - 14:23- Fixed IncomeImportant- Source: ECB
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