The latest surveys suggest that the euro-zone economy was still growing at a decent pace in March, but the risk of it contracting in Q2 is rising. The main event over the weekend will be the first round of France’s presidential election, after which all eyes will turn to the ECB’s policy announcement on Thursday, when policymakers will be forced to acknowledge that inflation looks set to be much higher for much longer than they previously assumed.
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