EUR could see support if ECB disappoints – Danske

By FXStreet FXStreet (Córdoba) – According to analysts from Danske Bank, the European Central Bank (ECB) of Thursday will keep monetary policy unchanged and it could disappoint by not signaling the need for another rate cut; if that happens the euro could receive a boost.

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“We expect Mario Draghi to express a patient view at the ECB meeting on Thursday, as he needs to balance the views of the doves as well as the hawks, who have all received information strengthening their respective cases for the need for more or no more easing.”

“The very low oil price is a threat to our expectation that the ECB has delivered the end of easing but, in our view, the December meeting showed that the bar for additional and aggressive easing is higher”

“More easing would require 1) an unwarranted tightening of monetary policy stance, 2) a worsening of the medium-term outlook for inflation and/or 3) a weakening of the domestic growth outlook.”

“The minutes from the ECB meeting in December revealed that should the ECB ease again, a deposit rate cut may be preferred by a broader group within the Governing Council, but a deposit rate cut at the meeting in March is already …read more

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