ECB to revise macroeconomic outlook in September meeting

The July ECB minutes revealed cautious optimism, highlighting the fragility of the economic recovery, the weak inflation outlook and the balance of risks still tilted to the downside (even if these risks have not worsened since the June meeting). 

Quite rightly, the members indicated that attention also needs to be paid to possible changes in commodity prices, to the slowdown in emerging markets and to exchange rate developments to the extent that they could affect the medium-term outlook for price stability. With the ongoing volatility in EM markets, the PBoC's decision to devalue the CNY and weakness in commodity prices, there is no doubt that the ECB will have to focus on these issues in the September policy meeting, possibly providing a revised macroeconomic outlook, including a lower inflation path, says Barclays.