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ECB may spark rate rises in Central-Eastern Europe

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CENTRAL-EASTERN EUROPE

Inflation rates are rising sharply across Central-Eastern Europe (CEE), mainly thanks to a recovery in commodity prices. A flurry of stronger-than-expected economic data is…

Relief of looser US monetary policy cannot mask risks

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INTERNATIONAL

Following the meal, the Fed said Powell did not discuss monetary policy "except to stress that the path of policy will depend entirely on incoming economic information and what…

Euro-area seems set for a long but shallow downturn

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EU

EU: Euro-area is set for a long but shallow downturn

Renewed ECB easing places further pressure on banks

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EU

ECB easing.

Excess euro-area liquidity raises bank lending risks

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EU

The ECB stopped purchasing bonds this month after running its asset purchase programme (APP) since March 2015. The APP flooded commercial banks with liquidity in excess of their…

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 balance sheet reduction raises fragmentation risks

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INTERNATIONAL

At USD8.3tn, the ECB’s balance sheet is on a par with that of the US Federal Reserve (Fed). To date, the ECB's QT has focused on banks repaying loans taken from the ECB since 2019…

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.

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…

ECB policy uncertainty will persist

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EU

Most observers had expected either a smaller increase or no increase in light of evidence that rapid interest rate rises were fueling instability in financial markets. The move…