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Could the ECB still hike if the Fed started cutting?

We expect the ECB to start raising interest rates in September 2019, not long before we judge that the US Fed will start to cut. Such divergence between the two central banks would be almost unprecedented and have important implications for financial markets. In this Update, we explain our controversial view.

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