European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde speaks on a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

European Central Bank (ECB) ­president Christine Lagarde did not mince her words about the wider economic conditions even as she gave Europe’s borrowers another rate cut yesterday.

ECB President Christine Lagarde rejected Bitcoin as a reserve asset for EU central banks, but the Czech National Bank is considering it.

ECB President Christine Lagarde has firmly stated that Bitcoin will not be included in EU reserves due to concerns over regulatory risks.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde slapped down on Thursday a suggestion by her Czech colleague Ales Michl to include bitcoin among his country's official reserves.

ECB President Christine Lagarde expressed confidence that no European country would establish Bitcoin reserves.

Speaking at a press conference, ECB President Christine Lagarde suggested “liquid, secure and safe“ standards for central banks likely precluded Bitcoin as a reserve asset.

Christine Lagarde said Europe needed to get better at keeping its talent and savings at home, adding that the new US administration’s decision to freeze some funding for former president Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act might remove one of the incentives to invest in the US.

With the Trump administration threatening a range of possible tariffs on trading partners, it's impossible to draw any conclusions about their potential impact on future monetary policy decisions, but it's a sure bet that higher levies would be a drag on global economic growth,

Europe must "be prepared" and anticipate the potential trade tariffs of newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde told CNBC on Wednesday.

At the World Economic Forum, President Trump's return to the White House overshadowed traditional talk on climate change, trade and development.

The re-election of Donald Trump should serve as a “wake-up call” for EU leaders, Lagarde and Germany's Habeck warned.