ECB’s Wunsch: Four more rate cuts is a meaningful scenario that I feel relatively comfortable with
European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker Pierre Wunsch said on Wednesday that “four more rate cuts is a meaningful scenario that I feel relatively comfortable with.”
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Impact of tariffs depends on reaction in the exchange rate.
A larger euro depreciation would cushion the impact of tariffs on growth.
But it would make a larger impact on inflation.
If Euro touches parity against the dollar, we wouldn't lose as much in terms of competitiveness.
I guess we'll land with rates somewhere around 2%.
Four more rate cuts is a meaningful scenario that I feel relatively comfortable with.
There is no appetite to change inflation target.
Market reaction
As of writing, EUR/USD is defending bets at around 1.0500, awaiting the Fed decision for a fresh direction.
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Dhwani Mehta
FXStreet
Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.
