ECB September Meeting: Higher for Longer?
中文标题
欧洲央行9月会议：更高利率维持更久？
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Natixis reviews the ECB's September 10, 2026 decision to keep its three key policy rates unchanged at 2.50%, 2.65% and 2.90%, a move widely expected and likely unanimous. The accompanying staff projections revised headline inflation to 3.0% in 2026, 2.5% in 2027 and 2.1% in 2028, with core inflation at 2.5%, 2.6% and 2.3% respectively, while growth was upgraded to 0.9% in 2026, 1.4% in 2027 and 1.5% in 2028. The statement introduced language that inflation is set to remain well above target for an extended period, driven by Middle East tensions, the war in Ukraine and higher energy prices. Natixis expects one final 25bp hike by year-end, not two, given contained second-round effects, the ECB's three-year horizon and its meeting-by-meeting approach.
- Institution
- Natixis
- Published
- 09/10/2026
- Research topic
- Inflation · EUR/USD · Natural Gas
- Time horizon
- 2026 · short-term
Key arguments
- The ECB left all three policy rates unchanged at 2.50%, 2.65% and 2.90%, as widely expected and likely unanimous.
- Staff projections show headline inflation at 3.0% in 2026, 2.5% in 2027 and 2.1% in 2028, with core inflation at 2.5%, 2.6% and 2.3%; 2027 and 2028 headline forecasts were revised up versus June.
- Growth forecasts were revised up to 0.9% in 2026, 1.4% in 2027 and 1.5% in 2028 on greater-than-expected euro area resilience.
- The policy statement now says inflation is set to remain well above target for an extended period, a change from July.
- Lagarde flagged upside inflation risks and downside growth risks, citing Middle East conflict and the war in Ukraine.
- Natixis expects a final 25bp hike by year-end, not two, given contained second-round effects and the December projections extending to 2029.
Key numbers
- ECB deposit facility rate
- 2.50%
- ECB main refinancing rate
- 2.65%
- ECB marginal lending facility rate
- 2.90%
- Headline inflation forecast 2026/2027/2028
- 3.0% / 2.5% / 2.1%
- Core inflation forecast 2026/2027/2028
- 2.5% / 2.6% / 2.3%
- Real GDP growth forecast 2026/2027/2028
- 0.9% / 1.4% / 1.5%
- Natixis expected additional hike by year-end
- 25bp
Main risks
- Persistently elevated short-term inflation expectations or further energy price spikes could force more tightening than the one hike Natixis expects.
- Geopolitical escalation in the Middle East or Ukraine could push energy and food prices higher, feeding core inflation.
- Winter weather risks and tight natural gas storage could sustain upward price pressures into year-end.
- If second-round wage effects emerge, the ECB may need to tighten beyond a single 25bp move.
- Conversely, downside growth risks and contained second-round effects could mean no further hike at all.
Corresponding source evidence
At today’s meeting (September 10), the ECB Governing Council decided to increase its three interest rates unchanged at 2.50%, 2.65% and 2.90% for the interest rates on the deposit facility, the main refinancing operations and the marginal lending facility respectively.
The updated baseline of the new ECB staff projections sees headline inflation averaging 3.0% in 2026, 2.5% in 2027 and 2.1% in 2028.
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