- ECB officials are preparing to finish 2026 with a third interest-rate increase, the last before a more complex backdrop overshadows decisions next year.
- Policymakers speaking in Bangkok kept the option of acting in October open but pointed to December as the more likely timing.
- The widely anticipated hike is already expected among traders and economists.
Quotes
“they pointed to December as the more likely timing for a hike that’s also widely anticipated among traders and economists”