ECB's de Guindos 'relatively optimistic' in face of trade tensions
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on April 8, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on April 8, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
ECB Vice-President Luis de Guindos is optimistic about Europe's ability to manage trade tensions with the US, emphasizing the need for economic autonomy.
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank Vice-President Luis de Guindos said on Tuesday he was "relatively optimistic" about Europe's chances of navigating trade tensions with the United States.
"I'm relatively optimistic," he told an event in Spain. "From Europe's point of view, this has been a wake-up call. We've realised we have to be more autonomous (militarily and economically)".
He added Europe needed to negotiate with the United States "with a cool head".
(Reporting by Francesco Canepa; Editing by Alison Williams)
The article discusses ECB Vice-President Luis de Guindos's optimism regarding Europe's ability to handle trade tensions with the US.
He is relatively optimistic and believes Europe needs to be more autonomous economically and militarily.
Europe should negotiate with a cool head, according to de Guindos.
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