The next ECB meeting is scheduled for July 25th.
Please find below what we expect:
- We expect a change in forward guidance with policy rates “at present levels or lower” and an extension to September or December 2020, preparing the market for potential rates cut in September.
- We expect no change in deposit rates.
- We expect the governing council to keep all the options open before the September meeting including:
- Potential rate cut;
- Aier deposit system;
- A new round of quantitative easing.
- We don’t expect mention of symmetry of the ECB’s inflation objective, but this topic could be discussed during the Q&A.
The language should stay very accommodative, in line with recent declarations at Sintra. We do not expect notable market reaction considering current market pricing already reflecting dovish expectations
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