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ECB’s Lane: Europe facing difficult quarter as covid infections creeping higher

Europe is facing a difficult quarter amid surging coronavirus cases and government lockdowns, the European Central Bank (ECB) Chief Economist Phillip Lane said on Tuesday.

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“The ECB will do its part to keep borrowing costs ultra-low.”

“It’s going to be a long quarter.”

“It’s a contest between progress and vaccinations and other medical progress versus the near-term challenge of trying to get this virus under control.”

Playing down the recent rise in the bond purchases under PEPP, Lane said that there would be a “substantial increase in a consistent way” over a longer period.

“It is an important issue for European policymakers to reflect upon — how to calibrate the European fiscal response, and to make sure it’s sufficient to get through this pandemic.”

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