Europe - Cut Rates and Rearm
A high wire act for the ECB as they balance slower growth, rising inflation concerns, massive increases in government spending and the threat of tariffs. NAB’s Gavin Friend looks at how some wonder whether yesterday was the last cut, for some time.
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Friday 7th March 2025
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It’s a difficult high wire act for the ECB right now. They have cut rates as inflation comes down, but they have also forecast less growth. But, Phil suggests, it’s a strange scenario to be cutting rates whilst yields are pushing markedly higher on the back of a sharp rise in government spending. NAB’s Gavin Friend says the uncertainty of USA tariffs could also hit growth, but the experience in North America shows there’s no guarantees. They’re on, then they’re off. Meanwhile a blowout in US imports as Canadian exporters in particular sought to move goods over the border before tariffs hit. Today the focus is on non-farm payrolls. Will they show any impacts from DOGE and which direction are wages moving now?
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