PEPP not guaranteed to end in March

The account of October’s ECB meeting suggests that it is by no means guaranteed that net PEPP purchases will end in March. And even if they do, the Bank may well leave open the possibility of re-starting PEPP purchases later in 2022 if needed. Meanwhile, we agree with the ECB’s message that investors have got ahead of themselves by pricing in interest rates hikes for next year.

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