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ECB Comments Highlight Guidance Challenges Beyond First Cut

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This afternoon has seen ’24 ECB implied rates move higher alongside core FI yields, but today’s ECB rhetoric has not been the primary driver.

  • ECB-dated OIS prices 77bps of cuts through the remainder of ’24 (vs 80bps this morning), with 21bp showing through the June meeting.
  • There were limited deviations from the status quo re: a likely first rate cut in June, but differences of opinion/a lack of commitment for the policy outlook beyond the June meeting.
  • The hawkish-leaning Nagel, Simkus and Kazaks were non-committal beyond the idea of a June cut (as they have been in the recent past), while Villeroy reiterated that he was open to easing at each meeting after June.
  • MNI sources flagged the divisions within the Governing Council surrounding future policy rate guidance earlier this month (see here).

Meeting Date ESTR ECB-Dated OIS (%)Difference Vs. Current Effective ESTR Rate (bp)
Jun-243.696-21.3
Jul-243.577-33.1
Sep-243.400-50.8
Oct-243.296-61.2
Dec-243.139-76.9
Jan-253.046-86.2
Mar-252.928-98.1
Apr-252.856-105.3
Source: MNI/Bloomberg. 2025 dates are estimated.

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