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Monetary policy still doing the heavy lifting

Evidence has continued to mount this week that the slump in activity in much of the euro-zone has been unprecedented. Meanwhile, disagreements between finance ministers were on display again, leaving the ECB to do all the heavy lifting. Looking ahead, we expect the Eurogroup to reach a compromise agreement for around €500bn of support within the coming days, but that would not make much difference to the region’s debt dynamics.

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