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De seneste undersøgelsesresultater fra ECB indikerer øgede stagflationære pres i eurozonen. Dette kommer forud for ECB’s møde på torsdag og skaber udfordringer for den fremtidige politik. Bank Lending Survey for første kvartal 2026 viser en stramning af kreditstandarder og svagere efterspørgsel efter nye lån. Samtidig viser forbrugerforventningsundersøgelsen stigende inflationforventninger, med en et-årig inflationsforventning på 4% år-til-år i marts, op fra 2,5% i februar. Situationen påvirkes af konflikten i Mellemøsten og stigende energipriser, som udløser en stagflationær choktilstand. Dette vil komplicere diskussionerne om renteforhøjelser, da det også er vigtigt at vurdere vækstkonsekvenserne. ECB’s hovedmål er prisstabilitet, men de skal balancere dette med truslen om økonomisk nedgang.
Fra ING:
This morning’s ECB survey results suggest that stagflationary pressures have increased in the eurozone ahead of Thursday’s policy meeting
Rising stagflationary pressures in the eurozone are complicating matters for the ECB, both at its next meeting on Thursday and beyond
The European Central Bank just released the results of its very own bank lending survey as well as the consumer expectations survey. In short, the results of both surveys suggest that stagflationary pressures in the eurozone have clearly increased, complicating the ECB’s life not only at its meeting on Thursday but also beyond.
The Bank Lending Survey for the first quarter of 2026 shows a net tightening of credit standards for both consumer credit and company loans, and weaker demand for new loans. At the same time, the consumer expectations survey shows an increase in inflation expectations in March across all time horizons, with inflation expectations for one year ahead moving to 4% year-on-year, from 2.5% YoY in February.
Ahead of Thursday’s ECB meeting, this morning’s data provides more evidence that the war in the Middle East and the rise in energy prices are not only posing an inflationary shock but rather a stagflationary shock for the eurozone economy. As much as the rise in inflation expectations will fuel the rate hike debate, growing signs of adverse growth effects will make aggressive rate hikes less straightforward. Even though the ECB’s primary policy goal is price stability, it’s hard to see that it would really want to fight an exogenous supply shock at the cost of worsening an economic downturn.
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