ECB's Rehn: We could cut interest rates in June
Source Fxstreet
Apr 16, 2024 08:18
If the macroeconomic assessment in June confirms an inflation convergence toward the European Central Bank's (ECB) target, key rates could be lowered in June, European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker Olli Rehn said on Tuesday.
Rehn added that future rate decisions will ensure that policy rates will stay sufficiently restrictive as long as necessary and noted that rate cut assumes there will be no further setbacks, for instance in the geopolitics and energy prices.
Market reaction
These comments don't seem to be having a significant impact on the Euro's valuation. At the time of press, the EUR/USD pair was down 0.05% on the day at 1.0620.
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ECB to cut policy rates at each and every meeting from June onwards – ABN AmroNick Kounis, Head of Financial Markets and Sustainability Research at ABN Amro, notes that the European Central Bank (ECB) President asserted that while the Governing Council would be ‘data dependent’ it was ‘not Fed dependent.’ ECB will cut policy rates at each and every meeting from June on wards "Overall, we think the ECB’s communication is consistent with a start of a rate cut cycle at the June Governing Council meeting.
Nick Kounis, Head of Financial Markets and Sustainability Research at ABN Amro, notes that the European Central Bank (ECB) President asserted that while the Governing Council would be ‘data dependent’ it was ‘not Fed dependent.’ ECB will cut policy rates at each and every meeting from June on wards "Overall, we think the ECB’s communication is consistent with a start of a rate cut cycle at the June Governing Council meeting.
