ECB's Schnabel: Under all scenarios, a 50 bps rate hike in March is very much needed

  • Remarks by ECB executive board member, Isabel Schnabel
  • It isn't easy to say if ECB policy is already restrictive
  • Still far away from claiming victory in inflation battle
  • Sees risk that markets will underestimate inflation
  • The broad disinflation process has not yet started

That's fairly hawkish sounding but it does fit with some recent commentary from the central bank itself. I mean, they need to keep the door open for further policy moves after March so this is pretty much to build that expectation just in case.

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