European Central Bank September Monetary Policy Meeting and Minutes
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The Governing Council of the European Central Bank held a monetary policy meeting in Berlin from September 9 to 10, 2026, assessing energy prices, inflation expectations, long-term yields, and policy options. During the meeting, the market had fully priced in a rate hike at this meeting and expected the ECB to raise rates cumulatively by 84 basis points by the end of 2027, up from the 64 basis points expected at the July meeting. Meanwhile, euro area sovereign bond markets remained orderly, with bond spreads broadly stable. The report did not specify whether the meeting ultimately resulted in an actual rate hike.
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- European Central BankMinutes of the ECB Governing Council’s Monetary Policy Meeting on September 9–10, 2026
The ECB Governing Council held its monetary policy meeting in Berlin on September 9–10, assessing energy prices, inflation expectations, long-term yields and policy options. Markets had fully priced in a rate hike at this meeting and expected cumulative rate hikes of 84 basis points by the end of 2027, up from 64 basis points at the July meeting. The euro area sovereign bond market remained orderly, with bond spreads broadly stable.