ECB
Britishabbreviation
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A further moderate rise in French inflation is expected over the coming months, which should reassure the ECB that its monetary policy remains in a “good place.”
This could prompt the ECB to cut rates sooner than anticipated.
Earlier in February, Bundesbank President and ECB rate setter Joachim Nagel said the central bank was unlikely to react to a temporary slowdown in inflation.
As well as pushing up borrowing costs for households and firms in the 21-nation euro area, the hikes weighed heavily on the ECB's own balance sheet.
From Barron's
Before kicking off the hiking cycle in 2022, the ECB had kept interest rates at low levels for many years.
From Barron's
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