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ECB to take a breather but more support to come

We don’t expect any changes to ECB policy next week, but Christine Lagarde is likely to maintain a dovish tone by signalling that policymakers are open to making additional asset purchases and interest rate cuts. We have pencilled in a further expansion of the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme of €500bn, to be announced in December.

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