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Greek coalition will play politics at debt talks

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GREECE

The government, with half an eye on a snap election, is determined not to accede to prolonged austerity without the trade-off of significant debt relief. Timing is all. The…

ECB monetary review could boost policy flexibility

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EU

ECB monetary review.

The ECB will be slow to expand unconventional policy

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EU

While the Governing Council is divided over the issue, President Christine Lagarde appears to favour more active fiscal policy by member states to stabilise the European economy.

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…

Next ECB president will have to revive weak activity

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ECB

ECB succession.

Persistent inflation will create a dilemma for the ECB

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EU

The ECB remains reluctant to increase rates, as supply-side shocks are the main cause of high consumer-price inflation, while core inflation is only barely above the 2…

EU leaders will be constrained by deepening divisions

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EU

EU institutions.

Bulgarian premier will resist pressure for real reform

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BULGARIA

The murder comes at a difficult moment for Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, who has faced mounting media criticism of police and government incompetence, ministers’ resignations and…

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…

Supervision change could politicise banking in Georgia

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GEORGIA

Tensions between the governing Georgian Dream (GD) coalition, President Giorgi Margvelashvili and Kadagidze have risen rapidly in recent months, sparked by the government's…