We don’t think the increase in euro-zone industrial production in January marks a turning point for the economy, given that the business surveys for February were weak and global demand is still sluggish. Indeed, with growth and inflation likely to remain low this year and next, we suspect that the ECB will be forced into more quantitative easing at some point next year.
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