The ECB kept rates unchanged but reintroduced the easing bias on rates, requested studies on further measures and, importantly, started talking about a symmetric inflation aim.
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María Martínez
Senior Economist
Spain
Maria Martinez obtained a Master’s in Quantitative Finance at the Escuela de Finanzas Aplicadas (AFI) and a Master´s in Economics and Finance at Universidad Complutense de Madrid. She obtained her degree in Economics at Universidad de Oviedo.
She joined BBVA Research in 2009, and she is currently senior economist in the Financial Global Markets Unit. Prior to this position she was a Research Assistant in the Financial Stability Department at the Bank of Spain and an analyst and consultant in the Transfer Pricing Department in KPMG.
Latest publications
The ECB strengthened its forward guidance on rates, with no rate hikes at least through the first half of 2020 in response to the increase and persistence of global uncertainty. The ECB opens the possibility to further easing if needed.
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Risk-off mood prevails in financial markets as trade tensions increased concerns over a possible global recession after the threat of US tariffs extended from China to Mexico. Safe-haven bond yields fresh record lows today, while bond and equity volatility soared.
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