ECB likely to stay on hold - ING
|Petr Krpata, chief EMEA FX and IR strategist at ING, suggests that while the ECB is likely to stay on hold this week (though the chance of a pre-emptive cut today is non-negligible), they are looking for a dovish message.
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“In particular, we expect (a) the ECB to change the forward guidance and signal upcoming cuts (in September and potentially beyond), thus cementing the markets' dovish expectations; and (b) President Draghi to deliver a dovish press conference, with a potential hint at QE.”
“The latter in particular (as more than one 10 basis point cut is fully priced in for the September meeting) should be a negative factor for the euro over coming months as expectations for ECB quantitative easing will continue to build.”
“For today, the dovish bias suggests EUR/USD breaking the 1.1100 level, particularly when (a) EUR/USD does not exert any meaningful risk premia; and (b) speculative EUR/USD shorts are fairly light.”
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