European Central Bank (ECB) Board Member and Chairman of the Lithuanian Central Bank Gediminas Šimkus hit the newswires on Tuesday, noting that market expectations of rate cuts from the ECB continue to run well ahead of what the ECB is looking at.

Key highlights:

Simkus: remains far less optimistic on the frequency and pace of rate cuts compared to money markets.

Interest rate cuts might begin around summer, but that will depend entirely on the data.

Simkus reiterates that wage data will be very important moving forward as it anchors inflation expectations.