Should investors be worried by the ECB’s apparent taper?

The ECB’s recent announcement of a slower rate of asset purchases is not a sign that the normalisation in euro-zone monetary policy has moved closer. We therefore expect Bund yields to be still close to current levels in two years’ time. That means that property yields can fall by a further 35bps by the end of 2018.

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