While we have argued for some time that the ECB will expand its asset purchases in December, we now expect it to cut its deposit rate further into negative territory too. This seems unlikely to have dramatic direct effects on economic activity in either direction. But the move has not yet been fully priced in by financial markets and hence may cause a modest depreciation of the euro exchange rate.
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