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Some Central Bank Officials Want To Discuss QT This Year

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  • SOME ECB OFFICIALS WANT QUANTITATIVE-TIGHTENING TALKS IN 2022 (BBG)
  • DISCUSSIONS TO SHRINK ECB BALANCE SHEET SEEN AS LOGICAL STEP (BBG)
  • From the Bloomberg article:
    • Some European Central Bank officials want to begin a debate by year-end on when and how to shrink the almost 5 trillion euros ($5 trillion) of bonds accumulated during recent crises.
    • The Governing Council hasn’t discussed the issue yet, and it’s unclear when the best moment would be to start reducing the balance sheet, given the increasing likelihood of a recession in the 19-member euro zone, according to people familiar with the matter.
  • These comments followed some headlines crossing the wires from ECB's Holzmann:
  • 75 BPS SHOULD BE `PART OF DEBATE' IN SEPTEMBER (BBG)
  • 50 BPS HIKE NEXT MONTH IS `THE MINIMUM FOR ME' (BBG)
    • Worth noting, the Austrian official is a top ECB hawk who has pushed for outsized rate moves in the past.

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