ECB Member Fabio Panetta Claims Rising Profit Margins Could Be Fueling Inflation
Fabio Panetta, a member of the executive board of the European Central Bank (ECB), has stated that companies increasing their profit margins could be helping to fuel inflation. In an interview with the New York Times, Panetta warned about the effect that companies increasing such margins could have on inflation levels in the long term. ECB’s Panetta Links Profit Margins With Inflation Fabio Panetta, a member of the executive board of the European Central Bank (ECB) and former deputy governor of the Bank of Italy, has brought attention to the effect that the rising profit margins of various companies could have over inflation levels. In an interview given to the New York Times on March 31, Panetta talked about these profits and price-setting practices, and their possible link with the high inflationary levels in Europe. The current headwinds the world economy is facing could lead companies to raise their profit margins if they are expecting a rise in their costs, which can come fro