Ailing economy to get policy booster

A mixed bag of data releases this week leaves us happy with our forecasts for a 3% contraction in GDP this quarter and a strong recovery next year as vaccines are rolled out. Next week, the ECB will promise to continue doling out its medicine, and there is a good chance of progress on the stalled EU Recovery Fund.

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