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Vlieghe speech: No adjustment to policy needed before his term ends in Aug (1/2)

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  • The overarching theme is that downside risks outweigh positive risks, but Vlieghe thinks that no adjustment to policy will be needed before his term ends on 31 August (note that as this is his second term and he is an external member, his term cannot be extended).
  • "If the economy evolves broadly in line with our February central projection, then in my view it is likely that no further monetary stimulus is required. The current stance remains appropriate, and we will just complete the already announced QE programme....my preferred path for policy would be to keep the current monetary stimulus in place until well into 2023 or 2024, long enough to judge whether economic slack has indeed been eliminated fully, and inflation has returned to target sustainably, rather than being pushed up by temporary factors"

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