Europe Weekly: Middle-East conflict clouds ECB outlook

Our base case remains that the Israel-Iran conflict eases, energy prices drop back and the ECB cuts rates one more time in this cycle. But if energy prices stay around their current levels further rate cuts are unlikely. And in case of a prolonged surge in energy prices there would be a risk of the ECB hiking rates. 

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