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Italy's Renzi will face critical tests before year-end

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ITALY

This is a crucial step for the government before year-end, together with long-term banking issues and slowing economic recovery. The European Commission has allowed Italy…

Expanded ECB toolbox will be severely tested

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EU

The ECB stopped buying more government bonds under the pandemic-emergency-purchase-programme (PEPP) at the end of March and the asset-purchase-programme (APP) on July 1. Spreads…

UK fiscal policy must tighten from election promises

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UNITED KINGDOM

Parties' economic policy promises in the May 7 election.

Greek positive turn would attract investor interest

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GREECE

Post-bailout investor sentiment towards Greece.

Catalan independence would unsettle financial markets

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SPAIN

The turmoil triggered by the unauthorised Catalan independence referendum on October 1 will weigh on Spain’s recent strong growth performance, test the coalition governments of…

New bonds support Greek exit from bailout in 2018

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GREECE

Greece’s return to bond markets.

Italy’s woes expose euro-area governance failures

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EURO-AREA

The political uncertainty in Rome is hampering efforts to restore confidence in MPS and poses a challenge to the implementation of the EU’s controversial ‘bail-in’ rules.

Italy's banks face twin test

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ITALY

Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has suggested that Italy's next election should be held at the same time as Germany's (September), saying it made sense from "a European…

Foreign-exchange risk dogs Central Europe

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EUROPE

This unexpected appreciation surge came after several weeks of sharp currency swings, as contagion from the Greek crisis hit foreign exchange (FX) markets. In the 'Visegrad Four'…

Restructuring of Spain’s banking sector will continue

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SPAIN

Spain's banking sector.