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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…

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…

ECB faces multiple challenges in withdrawing stimulus

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EU

ECB policy deliberations.

The risks surrounding ECB stimulus withdrawal are high

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INTERNATIONAL

Monetary divergence

Strong data increase pressure on ECB to wind down QE

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EURO-AREA

Outlook for euro-area uantitative easing.

The ECB will set the speed of global credit tightening

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INTERNATIONAL

The ECB's plan could tip the scales towards tighter credit conditions globally. However, there are concerns about global growth -- particularly in the euro-area -- and government…

Negative euro-area bond yield universe will expand

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EURO-AREA

The euro-area government bonds outlook in the wake of the ECB's QE.

Low euro-area growth supports case for ECB action

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EURO-AREA

This is the same pace as in the third quarter, marking the eleventh consecutive quarter of expansion. For January-December, growth accelerated to 1.5% from 0.9% in 2014, in line…

High growth, low prices raise the risk of an ECB error

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ECB

ECB:High growth, low prices raise the risk of an error

Disorderly Central European asset sell-off is unlikely

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CENTRAL EUROPE

With inflation rates rising and speculation mounting about the timing of the ECB’s own exit from its programme of quantitative easing (QE), last month’s decision by the Czech…