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Prospects for the global economy in 2016

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PROSPECTS 2016

Prospects for the global economy in 2016.

ECB to stay dovish despite ending its QE programme

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EU

Fears of Europe's financial fragility are rising after the ECB ended its quantitative easing (QE) programme in December. The programme -- which lasted almost four years -- bought…

ECB will extend QE programme on December 3

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EURO-AREA

At a press conference after the previous meeting on October 22, ECB President Mario Draghi was clear that downside risks to the inflation outlook might lead to a reassessment at…

Attention will turn to policy scope to fight recession

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INTERNATIONAL

The dovish U-turns by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and the ECB, which were withdrawing monetary stimulus as recently as end-2018, are accentuating concerns that the leading…

Central European monetary policy may stay ultra-loose

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CENTRAL EUROPE

Financial markets in Central Europe (CE) are closely correlated with those in the core of the euro-area and their central banks are the most dovish in emerging markets (EMs)…

Time is running out for amending Greek bailout

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GREECE

The left-right Greek coalition of Syriza and Independent Greeks took office late in January committed to ending the rigours of the country's bailout programme. However, euro-area…

Syriza must wrest some new deal from Greece's lenders

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GREECE

Syriza's first days in office.

QE will stem euro-area contagion from Greece for now

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EURO-AREA

The likelihood of financial contagion from Greece.

Opportunity opens for new Greek government bond issues

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GREECE

Greek debt’s improving attractiveness.

Prospects for the global economy in the second quarter

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PROSPECTS Q2 2015

Prospects for the global economy in the second quarter.