Recovery continues, but medium-term worries grow

Last week’s euro-zone data will have added to hopes that the recovery resumed at the start of this year, following Q4’s stagnation. But concerns about the region’s medium-term prospects remain, with the latest public finances data revealing the borrowing was even higher than previously estimated last year. We see the recovery faltering in 2011 as fiscal tightening really kicks in.

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