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Where the voices land
All voices 4 voices3 against1 for
Strongly against
- RBRobin BrooksStrongly against Brooks condemns the ECB for acting as a fiscal bailout facility rather than a central bank. “The ECB has become a fiscal bailout facility because it thinks sovereign debt crises mean the Euro ends. Such nonsense...” Open the post Europe waits with bated breath for spreads to wi… · 30 Sept
- DLDaniel LacalleStrongly against He is against the ECB raising rates, arguing it will not produce more oil or gas and only burdens households and businesses. “Raising rates will not print one barrel of oil or one molecule of gas.” Open the post The ECB will likely hike with zero evidence of a… · 10 Sept
Against
- DPDario PerkinsAgainst Perkins criticizes the ECB's tendency toward policy tinkering, implying hiking in response to energy prices would be a mistake. “the sort of policy tinkering we expect from the ECB or BoE” Open the post Don't get me wrong, hiking in response to energy… · 3 Sept
For
- JBjeroen bloklandFor Eurozone policy, including monetary policy, will ultimately be shaped by the need to prevent the weakest links from breaking the system, implying continued support for France. “eurozone policy, including monetary policy, is ultimately shaped by the need to prevent its weakest links from breaking the system” Open the post France WILL NOT default! Nor will Japan, the Un… · 30 Sept
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Rate path 4 voices← dovish · hawkish →1 dovish3 hawkish
Dovish
- RBRobin BrooksDovish Brooks argues the ECB's new hawks talk tough but in practice dilute the transmission of higher rates, so policy is effectively less hawkish than advertised. “There's a new breed of hawk at the ECB: people who talk hawkish but - behind the scenes - water down the transmission of higher interest rates.” Open the post There's a new breed of hawk at the ECB: people w… · 25 Sept
Hawkish
- FCFiona CincottaHawkish The ECB sounds cautiously hawkish and will likely skip an October hike, looking to December instead. ▶ 1:28 French Yields Jump and the Bund Gap Is Widest Si… · 29 Sept
Strongly hawkish
- JWJoseph WangStrongly hawkish The ECB has been hiking and continues to do so. “ecb has been hiking and has continued to do so” ▶ 9:08 Markets Weekly September 26, 2026 · 26 Sept
- DLDaniel LacalleStrongly hawkish Lacalle expects the ECB to hike rates despite no evidence of an overheated economy. “The ECB will likely hike with zero evidence of an overheated economy.” Open the post The ECB will likely hike with zero evidence of a… · 10 Sept
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- Walter Bloomberg 18 mentions
- Robin Brooks 13 mentions
- Bloomberg 7 mentions
- Joseph Wang 5 mentions
- Michael Every 5 mentions
- StoneX 5 mentions
- Daniel Lacalle 4 mentions
- David Lin 4 mentions
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