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Greece may regain investment grade in 2023

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GREECE

Passage from speculative to investment grade (IG) would mark the end of the sovereign debt crisis besetting the country since 2009. The upgrade would lower government borrowing…

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…

Recovery will depend on Greek cooperation with lenders

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GREECE

Greece’s relationship with its creditors.

UK financial markets face severe strains

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UNITED KINGDOM

A combination of surging inflation, a looming recession, a record-high current account deficit and plans to spend GBP150bn (USD172bn) to cap energy prices is creating emerging…

Referendum 'no' vote could trigger crisis in Italy

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ITALY

Renzi's government will fight two existential battles in the coming weeks: winning the constitutional reform referendum on December 4, and obtaining from the Commission the…

Central Europe's lower yields may dampen bond outflows

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CENTRAL EUROPE

QE’s influence on Central Europe’s bond markets.

Restructuring of Spain’s banking sector will continue

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SPAIN

Spain's banking sector.

Markets will be wary of Hungary despite rate rise

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EASTERN EUROPE

Although the MNB has struck a more hawkish tone and has raised rates more sharply than expected -- the latest increase is the largest since 2008 -- it has a track record of…