Top ECB policymakers lay groundwork for June rate rise - Financial Times
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Multiple ECB policymakers — including Schnabel and the Bank of France governor — are publicly laying groundwork for a June rate hike, signaling a hawkish pivot even if geopolitical risks (Iran) persist. This narrows the EUR rate path upward and sets up a EUR/USD re-rating as the Fed-ECB policy divergence gap closes faster than the market priced.
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Wrong ifA surprise US CPI re-acceleration or a major risk-off geopolitical shock (escalation beyond Iran) would reinforce USD safe-haven bid and kill the EUR leg; also, if ECB language softens materially between now and June, the trade loses its catalyst.
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