Weekend Edition: Could Europe Bring Down Rates Faster?

Friday 20th October 2023

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We invited UK-based economist Vicky Pryce on to talk about why Europe was struggling with growth whilst the US was on the road to recovery? How much is down to the issue of applying a single monetary policy across a diverse range of EU member economies? How much is the fact that Europe hasn’t injected as much fiscal stimulus as the US, with its Inflation Reduction program? All of the above applies, but Vicky suggests, with inflation on the way down, the ECB, BoE and other central banks shouldn’t be delaying lowering interest rates, to enable economies to recover. Central banks need to change their rhetoric so bond yields subside, and they need to ease off quantitative tightening until a more appropriate time. A very different perspective to the IMF that has warned that easing too quickly can cause inflation to re-emerge. 

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