When the ECB Governing Council announces the results of its operational review later this year, it is likely to say it will continue to use the deposit rate as its key policy tool. We also expect the ECB to establish a new framework for lending reserves to the banking system in future, which should facilitate the unwinding of its QE programmes without causing significant volatility in short-term interest rates.
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