ECB QT would exacerbate bond market risks

Reports that the ECB will soon start debating QT add to the risks facing euro-zone government bond markets. While the Bank could still expand its holdings of peripheral sovereign debt through the PEPP, QT would raise the bar even further for it to activate the Transmission Protection Instrument.

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