Christine Lagarde’s comments following the ECB meeting and the Q4 wage data released this week support our view that the ECB will start cutting rates in June. Meanwhile, news that EU births fell to a new record low is a reminder that demographics will be a significant drag on economic growth in the euro-zone in the coming years.
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