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Virus restrictions continue, ECB provides more support

The extension of virus restrictions in France and calls for tougher measures in Germany this week strengthen our view that euro-zone economic activity will still be substantially curtailed in early 2021. But the ECB’s additional policy measures and the resolution of the EU budget dispute mean that both monetary and fiscal policy will be supporting the recovery once the vaccine rollout allows for restrictions to be lifted in Q2.

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