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Another ECB hike is now more likely than not
Our new energy price forecasts make another rate hike more likely than not. We now expect the ECB to raise the deposit facility rate by 25bp in December, to 2.75%. This is not a shift to a stronger policy response. So far, the ECB has managed the inflation and growth risks of the energy shock well. They tightened proactively, but not too much. Our new forecast essentially maintains this balance until energy-driven inflation starts to abate.


