Monetary decoupling in a fragmented world: How far will the ECB’s interest rate cuts go?
The Federal Reserve’s stable interest rate policy contrasts with the European Central Bank’s continued rate cuts aimed at stimulating weak eurozone growth. While monetary policy divergence is strengthening the dollar, albeit not consistently, and driving capital flows to the US, geopolitical fragmentation and protectionism are exacerbating economic uncertainty, generating bond market volatility and weakening global policy coordination.