Despite the better tone to the economic data coming out of the euro-zone in recent weeks, we still expect growth to slow in the second half of the year as the twin tailwinds of the lower oil price and weaker euro fade. As such, last week’s hints from ECB President Mario Draghi of more policy support in the near future were welcome. We think that the pace of asset purchases will soon be increased.
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