ECB on hold, but not for long

Danske Research Team Danske Bank A/S

We expect the ECB to keep policy rates unchanged, with the deposit rate at 2.25%, on Thursday 23 July, in line with consensus and market pricing. Lagarde to keep full optionality on the future policy rate path, leaving the door open to a September hike, but without pre-committing. We expect a final 25bp hike in September, bringing the deposit rate to 2.50%.

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Danske Bank A/S

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