A full-scale global trade war would hurt the United States in particular and could re-energise Europe's push towards unity, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Friday. The U.S. has imposed a raft of tariffs on friends and foes alike and threatened even more measures,

ECB’s Lagarde warns Trump’s trade war could hit global growth, inflation. She indicates that escalating tariffs risk severe economic consequences, while stressing the ECB’s challenge in stabilising inflation amid record-high uncertainty.

Christine Lagarde (pictured) said it was 'impossible' to guarantee that policymakers would meet a 2% inflation target in the short term.

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The European Central Bank doesn’t have a role in helping governments finance more defense spending and will stick to its mission of price stability, President Christine Lagarde said.

Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), has warned that Trump’s trade policies are dragging the world economy toward a major recession. She pointed to escalating trade tensions and unpredictable tariff battles as major risks,