According to ECB Chief Economist Philip Lane, where do current oil prices stand relative to the ECB's baseline and mild scenario after the U.S.-Iran deal?

Philip Lane stated that oil prices have moved 'to somewhere between the European Central Bank's baseline and its mild scenario' following the announced U.S.-Iran agreement, and that 'on a multi-year perspective, [they are] closer to baseline.'

What did Philip Lane identify as the long-term trajectory of oil prices after the U.S.-Iran deal, according to his remarks at the Reuters NEXT Europe conference?

Lane concluded that, while oil prices are currently hovering between the ECB's baseline and modest scenario, 'on a multi-year perspective, [they are] closer to baseline.'

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