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Amid varying opinions among European Central Bank (ECB) officials regarding interest rates and inflation trends, Pierre Wunsch, the head of Belgium’s central bank, has stated that there is no pressing need for the ECB to speed up policy easing. Wunsch’s perspective adds to a rising call among officials to exercise caution, highlighting the differences in opinion within the ECB. Wunsch believes that the current state of the European economy does not warrant a rapid decrease in interest rates. He points out that robust employment rates, rising real wages, and a likely gentle economic slowdown su…