(Bloomberg) -- The European Central Bank is ready to respond to any surprises as it decides on its next policy steps amid uncertainty in the economy, Chief Economist Philip Lane said. 

“The central bank will be agile,” Lane said in an ECB podcast recorded on June 18 and published Thursday. We will be responding to information that comes in for every meeting.”

“If there’s upside surprises, clearly we’re going to do less,” he said. “We’re ready if there are downside surprises where we can move more quickly.”

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