ECB’s De Guindos: Euro area has bottomed out
|The European Central Bank (ECB) Vice President Luis De Guindos crossed the wires last minutes, via Reuters, noting that slowdown in the Euro area has bottomed out as disorderly Brexit, trade wars between China and US have not materialized.
He called for structural reforms and fiscal policy in Europe to take over from monetary policy to tackle global challenges like Brexit.
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There are signs of economic stabilization.
ECB still has room to act with QE, rate cuts if needed.
EUR/USD has ticked a few pips higher after a brief consolidative stint around the 1.1160 region, still about 30-pips below the four-month tops of 1.1200.
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