The ECB faces a difficult choice: tightening too little risks an extended energy shock entrenching inflation, while tightening too much could amplify strains in sovereign bond markets. The most likely outcome is a hold at the meeting concluding on Thursday, 29 October, with a 25-basis-point hike anticipated in December once new projections are available. Headline euro area inflation rose to 3.8% year over year, nearly double the central-bank objective, while core inflation edged up only to 2.5%. The 10-year French yield recently surpassed 5% for the first time since 2002, and global debt has reached roughly USD 365 trillion. France, Italy and Germany alone face more than EUR 3.5 trillion in refinancing through the end of the decade.
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