ECB's Vujcic sees slight positive economic growth in Q2, services support growth and labour market is still tight
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- Inflation risks are elevated but more balanced.
- Extreme weather conditions as we speak can affect food prices.
- Does not expect clear announcement on terminal rate, discussions to continue.
- Will be data dependent over coming months and quarters.
- Will be ready to tighten policy further or ease it as needed.
- Latest reading is maybe pointing to services sector softening, September meeting is very open.
- He puts more weight on observables, like inflation data and real activity and lending data.
- China is a risk to the GDP outlook.
- Slowing down pace of rate hikes is certainly a possibility.
- Even if ECB pauses, we will say we can resume hiking.
- There is no discussion of outright APP bond sales.
- Not unimaginable to discuss bringing forward the end of PEPP reinvestment.