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ECB unlikely to change the message that it intends to implement QE “in full”

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Posted By: Ana Fuentes 3rd June 2015

The ECB will insist that  it intends to implement QE in full – ie at least until September 2016.

Our base case scenario is that the ECB’s QE will run until September 2016, but we still see lots of uncertainty around this call (not least related to difficulties in forecasting the output gap). Also, we do not take it for granted that the ECB will reduce its monthly asset purchases from €60bn to zero in one fell swoop. 

This positive inflation surprise follows a streak of broadly better-than-expected data releases for the Eurozone. We continue to think that as Eurozone data recovers, bunds will continue to sell off at the back end, helping the EUR to stabilize within a broad range. The underlying recovery in earnings (and the market expectation thereof) will underpin ongoing strength in European equities despite higher rates.

About the Author

Ana Fuentes
Columnist for El País and a contributor to SER (Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión), was the first editor-in-chief of The Corner. Currently based in Madrid, she has been a correspondent in New York, Beijing and Paris for several international media outlets such as Prisa Radio, Radio Netherlands or CNN en español. Ana holds a degree in Journalism from the Complutense University in Madrid and the Sorbonne University in Paris, and a Master's in Journalism from Spanish newspaper El País.

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