Another set of weak data published this week is consistent with the ECB loosening policy further fairly soon. We think the Bank is most likely to announce a rate cut next month and a fresh round of QE in October, but there is a growing chance that both will be announced in September. Meanwhile, next week’s data are likely to show that German industry remained in the doldrums in June and that activity was still weak at the start of Q3 in Italy.
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