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ECB expansion policy at odds with German perceptions

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According to the DIW the ECB’s return to expansionary policy is both correct and likely to contrast significantly with the German public’s perceptions, which skew financially conservative.  Might this be a new source of tension between Germany and the EU?

Erik Sass

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