Reuters poll: 21 of 85 economists predict first ECB rate cut in April, 38 say June

The results of the latest Reuters poll of analysts’ outlook for the European Central Bank:

All 85 respondents
predicted the ECB
would leave its deposit rate at 4.00% on January
25

  • 21 predict the first ECB rate cut in April
  • 3 say March
  • 38 say June
  • 23 predict the first cut coming in Q3

In the Reuters report is this from BMO on the chorus of ECB officials pushing back against near-term rate cuts:

  • “If you’re hearing the ones (policymakers) that are the most
    talkative out there,
    which are the hawks … almost all of them
    have been pushing
    against the possibility of an ECB rate cut at
    least in the coming
    months,”
  • “But
    stranger things have happened, so I wouldn’t be
    surprised if they do
    an earlier rate cut. Our view is still that
    they’re going to go
    in June, so we’ll stick to that in the
    meantime.”

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This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com. Source