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The Eurozone Is Going Down the Japan Route

The Eurozone Is Going Down the Japan Route
The skyline with its banking district and the European Central Bank (ECB) are seen, as the spread of the COVID-19 continues, in Frankfurt, Germany, on March 31, 2020. Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
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The European Central Bank (ECB) announced a tapering of the repurchase program on Sept. 9. One would imagine that this is a sensible idea given the recent rise in inflation in the eurozone to the highest level in a decade and the allegedly strong recovery of the economy. However, there’s a big problem.

Daniel Lacalle
Daniel Lacalle
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Daniel Lacalle, Ph.D., is chief economist at hedge fund Tressis and author of the bestselling books “Freedom or Equality” (2020), “Escape from the Central Bank Trap” (2017), “The Energy World Is Flat”​ (2015), and “Life in the Financial Markets.”
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