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October ECB cheat sheet: French malaise shouldn’t prompt a dovish turn

Markets will scan the European Central Bank announcement on 29 October for any signs that French bond turmoil has triggered a dovish rethink. We don’t think it has, and expect the ECB to leave the door open for a December hike, which should shield rates and the euro from a major adjustment. As usual, we also look at three alternative scenarios to our baseline. [...]