In a speech at Oulu, Finland, Finnish central bank chief Olli Rehn stated that European Central Bank interest rates would continue to decline. Rehn expressed confidence that inflation would reach the bank's 2% target, indicating a shift away from restrictive monetary policy in the near future. While market projections suggest a decrease in the ECB's deposit rate from 3% to 2% by year-end, Rehn did not explicitly support these forecasts but emphasized that interest rates will decrease gradually in upcoming meetings.