Economics

Wage Pickup Will Allow ECB to Hike Early Next Year, ING Says

  • Economists predict pay gains of about 3.5% in 2022 and 2023
  • No signs of second-round effects from inflation spike yet

An employee assembles components inside an electric vehicle charging station near Treuchtlingen, Germany.

Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg
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A sharp increase in worker compensation will help the European Central Bank justify raising interest rates in early 2023, according to economists at ING Group.