ECB still set to hold interest rates through 2026, most economists say: Reuters poll

ECB still set to hold interest rates through 2026, most economists say: Reuters poll

By Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU, March 25 (Reuters) – The European Central Bank is still expected to hold interest rates steady in 2026, a Reuters poll of economists showed, although over a third now forecast at least one hike this year as a war-driven energy shock has pushed up inflation forecasts. That broadly steady consensus view contrasts with financial market bets on around three hikes by ​year-end after the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and bloc…