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Topic of the week: ECB: one last hike

  • The ECB raised its rates by 25 bps due to inflation expected to remain “too high for too long”;
  • The important point comes from the change in communication suggesting that this increase is probably the last;
  • The ECB should opt for an extended status quo until mid-2024;
  • At the same time, monetary policy will become more restrictive through the end of reinvestments of reimbursement under the APP and TLTRO reimbursements;
  • The objective is to firmly anchor inflation expectations.

Market review: The ECB had no choice

  • ECB raises deposit rates to 4%;
  • ECB cuts growth forecasts amid sticky inflation;
  • The Fed may tighten policy further;
  • Higher yields having little impact on risky assets.

Axel Botte's and Aline Goupil-Raguénès' podcast

  • Topic of the Week: Oil Market;
  • Theme: A final rate hike.

Chart of the week

euro-dollar-echange-rate-and-terms-of-trade

The euro depreciated towards $1.06 despite the ECB's 25 bp rate hike. The weakness of economic surveys in the eurozone and the significant growth gap with the United States are contributing to the decline of the single currency.

In addition, the rebound in oil, and more generally in imported raw materials, is deteriorating the eurozone's terms of trade. In 2022, the surge in gas had reduced the euro below parity.

Figure of the week

Spending from climate-related events has accounted for 32% of US GDP growth since 2016, according to Bloomberg intelligence.

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MyStratWeekly – 3rd November 2026
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MyStratWeekly – 26th October 2026
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10/27/2026
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Equity markets: earnings driving the rally, vulnerabilities to monitor
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INSIGHTS MARKETS
At the start of the last quarter, equity markets continued to rise despite a turbulent environment: crisis in the Middle East, sovereign debt tensions and rise in long-term interest rates. Ostrum AM's scenario from last November is largely borne out: continued rise, volatile first half, year driven by the rebound in profits, even if the paths taken were not those anticipated.In an uncertain environment, earnings growth has become the main performance driver, while valuation multiples are contracting. The question is no longer about the direction of the markets but about the strength of the drivers: investment cycle in AI, record profitability, markets’ ability to absorb the rise in interest rates.Source: Ostrum Asset Management, October 2026. The analyses and opinions expressed in this document represent the view of the named authors. They are issued on the date indicated, are subject to change and should not be interpreted as having any contractual value. 
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