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MNI POV # 1: The ECB Is Crystal Clear: It's Time To Act

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  • The ECB is now clear that the APP will end in early July, policy rate lift-off will occur later in the same month and policy rates will reach zero by September.
  • While GC members have signalled consensus around President Lagarde's recent blog post (signposting the path for policy normalisation in the coming months), there seems to be some disagreement over whether policy normalisation is recognition that negative rates are no longer appropriate (but that some degree of policy support is still necessary), or whether it should usher in a significantly more restrictive monetary policy.
  • As such, while a 50bp hike in July is a low risk scenario, it is nonetheless a risk. However, the probability is rising of a one-off 50bp hike or series of such hikes from September onward.

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