Recent events in Japan and the sharp fall in euro-zone equity prices mean that an interest rate hike by the ECB in April is now less certain. For now at least, we continue to think that the Bank will raise interest rates next month. But even if it does not, a near-term interest rate hike still seems likely given the ECB’s ongoing concerns about building inflationary pressures.
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