ECB chief economist speaking to La Repubblica. Livesquawk reporting.
– ECB hasn’t run out of anti-inflation ammunition
"I
thought there would have been some bumps in the short end of the yield
curve, but that the reaction of the other markets would be driven from
the rest of the package. In the end what we got it makes sense: there
was an improvement in market conditions of credit, which it is positive
given that the situation was getting worse. "
Not a million miles away from what Draghi said in real terms. Draghi said they shouldn’t need to cut further if conditions don’t worsen and Praet’s just saying the option is there if needed.