Central Banks

ECB’s Panetta Says Economic Outlook Faces Substantial Risks

Fabio Panetta

Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg

The euro-zone’s economic prospects face “substantial” dangers that officials are struggling to assess, according to European Central Bank Governing Council member Fabio Panetta.

President Donald Trump’s tariffs, as well as the fighting in the Middle East, mean monetary policy is being conducted “under conditions of heightened uncertainty,” the Bank of Italy governor said Wednesday in Milan.