Fed tapering could test the ECB's resolve

We don’t expect the announcement of Fed tapering to have an immediately adverse effect on the euro-zone’s financial markets and economy. But a new phase in which other central banks are starting to scale back policy support could test the ECB’s resolve to do “whatever it takes” to save the euro.

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