How will lower oil prices affect monetary policy?

Based on our new oil price forecasts we expect inflation in advanced economies to rise more gradually this year than previously anticipated. This will add to pressure for further policy loosening in the euro-zone and Japan, but it should have less impact on the outlook for interest rates in the US.

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