Recent ECB communications have maintained a stubbornly hawkish tone, despite extreme tension in financial markets and growing evidence of weak activity. This month’s press statement is unlikely to hint at near-term interest rate cuts and will probably suggest that the first move is some months away. We still expect rates to fall to 3% next year as inflation worries ease. But there is a growing risk that the Bank does too little late.
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