Europe Intelligence Brief — Friday, September 11, 2026
The European Central Bank’s Frankfurt tower; the morning after Berlin’s rate decision, the continent is counting what the bank’s new forecast costs a German heating bill, a British rate setter and a French exporter — in that order.One-stop referenceCompany IntelligenceEvery listed company in Latin America — financials, ownership and structure for 1,450+ companies across 26 exchanges, in one place.Browse the directory →
Key Facts
The forecast. The European Central Bank’s updated projections, published with Thursday’s Berlin decision, see euro-area inflation averaging 3.0 per cent this year and 2.5 per cent next — above the two-per-cent target throughout — with the projections for 2027 and 2028 revised upward.
The gas line. At Thursday’s press conference a questioner put it to President Lagarde directly: the adverse scenario that priced gas at 60 euros (about US$70) a megawatt-hour in June now confronts an actual price around 82 euros (about US$95) — a stress line drawn by the strait of Hormuz being effectively closed to tanker traffic.
