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In Europe, inflation peaked at a painful 10.6% in October for the 20 countries that use the euro currency as Russia's war in Ukraine took a toll. But with inflation now down to 4.3%, analysts expect the ECB to hold off on more hikes during its meeting in Athens. Political Cartoons View All 1218 ImagesSurveys of purchasing managers by S&P Global indicate that economic activity fell in October. Its biggest economy, Germany, is forecast by the International Monetary Fund to shrink by 0.5% this year, making it the world's worst performing major economy. “The ECB won’t be in any rush to take further action,” said Carsten Brzeski, global head of macro at ING bank.
Persons: hasn't, , Carsten Brzeski, Christine Lagarde, aren't Organizations: European Central Bank, ECB, U.S . Federal Reserve, Bank of England, European Union, ABN Amro, International Monetary Fund, IMF, , ECB won’t, ING Locations: FRANKFURT, Germany, Israel, Europe, Ukraine, Athens, Frankfurt, Russia, East, Iran
ECB’s crisis tool works best if it’s never used
  + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Rebecca Christie | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +8 min
BRUSSELS, May 30 (Reuters Breakingviews) - In the euro zone bond market, unlimited backstops are the cheapest. The European Central Bank has been trumpeting its ability to buy member states’ debt if it comes under attack from investors. The danger here is that too much divergence would lead the euro zone to fracture, creating a powder keg for crisis. The central bank has been deliberately quiet about exactly when and how it might activate the crisis tool, except to say it will be ready if necessary. They have noted that the euro zone central bank has a new instrument to combat any sharp increase in the differential between yields of euro zone government bonds.
Persons: Christine Lagarde, , Lagarde, Fabio Panetta, hasn’t, there’s, Nils Redeker, Berlin’s Jacques Delors, Philip Lane, Francesco Guerrera, Oliver Taslic Organizations: Reuters, European Central Bank, ECB, Italy, Reuters Graphics Reuters, ECB won’t, Reuters Graphics, U.S . Federal, Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, , European Union, Twitter, Thomson Locations: BRUSSELS, Frankfurt, Italy, Spain, Greece, Lithuania, Silicon, EU, Ukraine
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