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UBS raises expectations for ECB's terminal rate; SocGen sees it peaking at 4%

Published 05/05/2023, 09:57
Updated 05/05/2023, 11:36
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A logo of Swiss bank UBS is seen in Zurich, Switzerland March 29, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
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(Reuters) -Economists at UBS expect the benchmark interest rate in the eurozone to peak at 3.75%, while Societe Generale (EPA:SOGN) sees it at 4% after the European Central Bank (ECB) signalled more tightening ahead.

The central bank slowed the pace of rate increases on Thursday by delivering a quarter percentage point hike, raising the terminal rate to 3.25%.

However, UBS expects a pause after July as it sees inflation declining slowly over the summer.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) also expect the rate to peak at 3.75%, although BofA sees a "significantly" higher chance of rates hitting 4%.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A logo of Swiss bank UBS is seen in Zurich, Switzerland March 29, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Societe Generale expects three more hikes as it sees the eurozone's core inflation staying elevated without showing convincing signs of weakening until September.

The ECB euro short-term rate (ESTR) September 2023 forward was around 3.6%, implying an ECB deposit rate peak of 3.7% by this summer.

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