German tabloids ramp up personal attacks on Lagarde

ECB board member Isabel Schnabel says “inciting hatred” is “unacceptable”

ECB president July 2021

German tabloids have sharpened their attacks on European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde over the last few weeks.

As inflation has risen in 2021 over the ECB’s 2% target, Lagarde has been lampooned as ‘Madame Inflation’. Bild Zeitung, which sells around 1.6 million printed copies a day, has depicted Lagarde as an official focused on wearing luxury brands such as Chanel, while making German savers and pensioners poorer.

Inflation in the eurozone has been consistently below the 2%

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

Most read articles loading...

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.