EUR: Hormuz inflation shock and EU politics – Rabobank
|Rabobank analysts flag that final March CPI across the Eurozone will refine how the Hormuz-driven energy shock feeds into Euro-area inflation. Politically, Hungary’s new government may unblock the EU’s €90B Ukraine loan and supports NATO, while Brussels pushes qualified majority voting on foreign policy, underscoring evolving EU governance that could influence Euro sentiment over time.
Eurozone CPI and shifting EU stance
"In Europe, final March CPI prints across the Eurozone will refine the unfolding picture of the Hormuz inflation shock."
"Yes, in Europe, following Orban’s electoral defeat in Hungary, new PM Magyar has hinted at ending the block on the EU’s key €90B Ukraine loan, and has reiterated his support for NATO, if not necessarily for Ukraine itself. And, yes, on the back of this, European Commission President Von der Leyen is now pushing to end individual countries’ vetoes over EU foreign policy in favour of qualified majority voting."
"However, this remains a politically contentious issue even within the most pro-European member states, while the above again points to the ongoing structural shifts underway in our geopolitical and geoeconomic architecture, with major market implications, which the Iran war is naturally accelerating."
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