Real rates to stay higher in the euro-zone than in US & Japan

The ECB started its quantitative easing programme this week and the US Fed is likely to begin tightening policy in June. Nonetheless, we expect real interest rates to remain higher in the euro-zone than in the US or even Japan, at least for the next year or so.

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