The European Central Bank held monetary policy steady at today's announcement, though we view the accompanying statement as laying the groundwork for a probable ECB rate cut in June. The ECB cited an easing in underlying inflation and moderating wage growth. In addition, the ECB's announcement and ECB President Lagarde suggested that so long as updated forecasts confirmed the improving inflation outlook, monetary policy easing would be appropriate at the June 6 meeting.

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