The European Central Bank could start cutting interest rates in June as inflation may fall quicker than expected but should not get too far ahead of its U.S....
VIENNA - The European Central Bank could start cutting interest rates in June as inflation may fall quicker than expected but should not get too far ahead of its U.S. counterpart, as that diminishes the potency of easing, Austrian policymaker Robert Holzmann said.
But he warned that if the U.S. Federal Reserve does not cut rates in June, the market reaction to the policy divergence would negate much of the benefit of an ECB cut, so the central bank should be careful in going it alone. Part of Holzmann's growing acceptance of policy easing lies in an increasingly benign inflation outlook and economic weakness, with the euro zone currently skirting a recession for the sixth straight quarter.
The euro area is also at a competitive disadvantage due to higher energy prices and trade restrictions on much of its eastern flank, so it also faces more muted growth prospects than many others. -- Donald Trump has sued two co-founders of his newly public Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., claiming they set the company up improperly and shouldn’t get any stock in it.
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