Peripheral bond spreads may continue to narrow despite turmoil

The ECB’s announcement today that it will consider further easing in December was widely expected, given the worsening economic outlook in the euro-zone. We expect ECB policy to continue to suppress peripheral sovereign bond spreads for some time, even if the economy continues to worsen.

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