Indeed, even the markets were fooled, giving the ECB a good grade for its unremarkable rate hike. Inflationary expectations, as measured by the rates on certain market instruments, actually fell after the hike, indicating increased confidence that the ECB will keep a lid on price pressures.
的确，就连市场也被愚弄了，它因为这一次毫不起眼的升息给了欧洲央行一个好分数。以某些市场工具指标来衡量的通胀预期在升息之后实际有所下降，表明市场对欧洲央行限制价格压力的信心增强。