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Navigating neutrality: ECB policy amid heightened uncertainty

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This paper assesses the European Central Bank (ECB)'s monetary policy stance as of June 2025, analysing its evolving interest rate path, balance sheet developments, and communication strategy. It highlights the transition toward a neutral policy rate, ongoing quantitative tightening, persistent inflation dispersion, and increasing macroeconomic uncertainty. The analysis concludes that while inflation is converging toward target, elevated uncertainty, and divergence between interest rate policy and balance sheet reduction demand cautious calibration and transparent communication. This document was provided/prepared by the Economic Governance and EMU Scrutiny Unit at the request of the ECON Committee of the European Parliament.

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  • Weber, Michael, 2025. "Navigating neutrality: ECB policy amid heightened uncertainty," SAFE White Paper Series 113, Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE.
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