The ECB Has More Tools to Ease Further If Necessary
We have seen some green shorts from Eurozone economic data recently, but the ECB stands ready to ease further if it's needed
Skerdian Meta•Wednesday, January 29, 2020•1 min read
The Euro has turned quite bearish again this month, with EUR/USD losing around 250 pips from the top. We have seen some green shots from the economic data recently, which the ECB acknowledged, but certain sectors are still in recession. So, they stand ready to ease again if necessary. ECB governing council member, Olli Rehn, made a few comments earlier pointing to further easing, if need be:
- We have not run out of monetary policy tools
- If we need to strengthen policy, we still have the tools to do so
- Current data shows September decision has had positive impact on banks’ profitability
A bit earlier, some economic data from the Eurozone was released and it leaned more on the positive side, but the euro keeps declining nonetheless.
- German GfK Consumer Climate – 9.9 points against 9.6 expected, prior 9.7 points
- German December Import Prices – 02% as expected,. down from 0.5% in November
- M3 Money Supply y/y – 5.0% against 5.5% expected, down from 5.6% previously
- Private Loans y/y – 3.7% against 3.5% prior and expected
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Skerdian is a professional Forex trader and a market analyst. He has been actively engaged in market analysis for the past 11 years. Before becoming our head analyst, Skerdian served as a trader and market analyst in Saxo Bank's local branch, Aksioner. Skerdian specialized in experimenting with developing models and hands-on trading. Skerdian has a masters degree in finance and investment.
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