ECB: Laying the groundwork - Rabobank
|Rabobank analysts believe that the ECB’s Governing Council will use the July meeting to steer towards a rate cut in September.
Key Quotes
“Policy rates
- We expect forward guidance to be updated to signal a rate cut, e.g. “The Governing Council now expects the key ECB interest rates to remain at their present or lower levels [...]”
- We think that this would herald a 10bp rate cut in September. Additionally, we see 3 follow-up cuts in the coming 12 months.
- Draghi signaled that further rate cuts would be accompanied by some form of mitigating factors. We believe a tiered deposit rate is the most feasible solution.”
“Asset Purchase Program
- We don’t expect changes to the reinvestment program or its forward guidance, nor do we anticipate the ECB to restart net asset purchases at this stage.”
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