ECB policymaker Makhlouf says concerned about energy prices staying higher for longer

ECB policymaker Makhlouf expressed concerns regarding persistently high energy prices, indicating potential implications for inflation and monetary policy. This sentiment may influence the rate differential between the euro and other currencies, as sustained energy costs could compel the ECB to maintain or adjust interest rates to combat inflation. Energy markets, particularly those tied to natural gas and oil, are most exposed due to their direct correlation with consumer prices and overall economic stability. Traders will be particularly attentive to upcoming inflation data releases, which could provide further insights into the ECB's policy direction in response to energy price dynamics.

HIGH-impact news is typically a market-moving event with multi-pip or multi-percent intraday reactions. Examples include central bank rate decisions, major CPI/NFP releases, geopolitical shocks, mega-cap earnings beats/misses, and regulatory announcements. Traders typically position-reduce or hedge ahead of scheduled HIGH-impact events, and follow the wire in real time to react to unscheduled ones (war headlines, central-bank emergency statements, surprise corporate actions). The Trading News Terminal squawk box reads every HIGH-impact headline aloud the moment it hits the wire — so active traders don't have to stare at the feed.

Active traders typically follow a three-step workflow when a market-moving headline hits the wire: (1) read the headline on the terminal or hear it on the squawk box; (2) assess whether the news is already priced in (by checking intraday price action in the seconds before) or whether it's genuinely new information; (3) act — either entering a breakout position, fading an overreaction, or tightening stops on existing trades. Trading News Terminal's Pro plan delivers wire-grade headlines within seconds of the source, with automatic audio squawk on every HIGH-impact event, so the read-assess-act cycle never waits on a refresh button.