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Strong euro to add to near-term deflationary pressures

The recent appreciation of the euro is yet to have had an impact on euro-zone import prices, due to the normal lags between these two variables. But it soon will. What’s more, with spare capacity mounting at home and abroad, the future depreciation of the euro that we expect may not be enough to prevent a sustained period of deflation.

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