ECB Officials Are Leaning Toward April Rate Hold

Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Policymakers at the European Central Bank are leaning toward keeping interest rates unchanged this month, postponing their verdict on whether the fallout of the Iran war warrants a response, according to people familiar with the debate.Tighter financing conditions are helping to keep inflation expectations anchored for the moment, the people argued, adding that a rate hike wouldn’t necessarily alter market pricing much. They asked not to be identified sharing the content of private conversations.