In their first comments of 2024, ECB policymakers acknowledged that the next interest rate move is likely to be a cut, though they emphasised the need for greater certainty on inflation before going ahead. Our forecast is for headline inflation to fall to just a touch above 2% in February and to remain around that level for most of this year, so we think the first interest rate cut is likely to be in Q2.
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