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Slowdown intensifies, ECB slightly dovish

The latest batch of business surveys suggest that the euro-zone economy may be stalling rather than just slowing. We think the ECB will tweak its forward guidance in March, and will at least consider more radical options soon. Meanwhile, we’re braced for another set of downbeat surveys next week, and expect confirmation that Italy was in recession at the end of last year.

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