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Euro-area bonds sell-off will prove short-lived

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EURO-AREA

EURO-AREA: Bonds sell-off will prove short-lived

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…

Pressure rises on Hungary’s central bank to hike rates

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CENTRAL EUROPE

The long-anticipated change in ECB policy is contributing to the recent tightening in financial conditions. The credibility of central banks in Central Europe (CE), where…

Strong data increase pressure on ECB to wind down QE

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EURO-AREA

Outlook for euro-area uantitative easing.

Rome-Brussels confrontation to go beyond 2019 budget

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ITALY/EU

That plan -- sent to the Commission on October 15 -- encompasses a significant fiscal easing. The Italian government must reply by October 22.

UK policy storm may spread fears of financial risk

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UK/INT

UK policy has become the key example of policy failure. Although that mayhem stems largely from domestic vulnerabilities, the underlying problems -- policymakers’ efforts to…

EURO-AREA: Banking union faces long-term risks

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EURO-AREA

Banking union outlook.

Fast growth may avert foreign banks' exit from Hungary

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HUNGARY

Prospects for the banking sector.

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…