Rainer Guntermann
Rainer Guntermann
boom job looks quarter seeing situation start strong year
It's a strong start to the year and the first quarter looks solid. However, we're not in a boom situation by any means. We're still not seeing any breakthrough on the job market.
slightly spin
If anything it was a slightly more hawkish spin (than we were expecting).
economic maybe mixed people picture prospects rethink towards
We have a more mixed picture (and) that would have made some people rethink economic prospects maybe towards the end of the year.
government last proposed reforms
The government has done very little on reforms. We are not getting those reforms which were proposed last year.
point prepared quarter raise rates unless
Unless things go completely wrong, the ECB is prepared to raise rates by a quarter point in March.