The ECB still has room to cut interest rates – Isabel Schnabel

Isabel Schnabel, a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB), made a statement in the last hour and said that gradual increases in real returns may not necessarily be a cause for concern.

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If an increase in nominal returns reflects an increase in inflation expectations it is a positive sign.

Changes in nominal rates need to be closely monitored.

An increase in long-term real rates in the early stages of the recovery may cause vital political support to be withdrawn too soon and too abruptly.

The moral hazard risks should not condemn the central bank to a course of inaction.

Is ECB may need to add support if yields hurt growth.

The ECB still has room to cut interest rates.

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