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Knot Concludes MNI Webcast, Flags Pace of Hikes Could Persist Beyond March

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Knot Webcast with MNI now concluded, highlights include:

  • Sees current pace of hikes warranted into May should underlying inflationary pressures not materially abate
  • Retained view that bigger risks remain surrounding not doing enough on rates
  • Noted that sticky price rises, particularly in services, could see core inflation continue to rise even as falling energy prices contribute to a decline in headline inflation
  • A crossover in average euro area measures of HICP inflation and inflation excluding energy and food is "well possible… the likelihood is clearly there"
  • On quantitative tightening, commented that he is optimistic about the market's capacity to absorb QT

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