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Prospects for the global economy in 2016

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PROSPECTS 2016

Prospects for the global economy in 2016.

Renewed ECB easing places further pressure on banks

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EU

ECB easing.

Pressure is growing on the ECB to make a rate change

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EU

She repeated her determination to respond through a mix of different instruments ('optionality'), in a conservative manner ('gradualism'), and using as much leeway as her mandate…

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…

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 will pursue its fight against euro-area deflation

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EURO-AREA

EURO-AREA: ECB will pursue its fight against deflation

Positive euro-area rates will have multiple impacts

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EU

Though unemployment is low, sentiment indicators show a marked downturn in economic activity, while inflationary pressures are no longer limited to food and energy. For…

Fed could help relieve ECB euro-area disappointment

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EURO-AREA

EURO-AREA: Fed could help relieve ECB disappointment

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…

Czech monetary policy will shift in 2017

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CZECH REPUBLIC

The outlook for Czech monetary policy.