Expanded ECB toolbox will be severely tested

Wider sovereign yield spreads due to higher inflation, rate hikes and Italy’s political crisis raise fragmentation risks

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  • Inflation and tighter policy widen spreads
  • Fragmentation risk
  • Debt ratios are only part of the story
  • What the ECB can and cannot do

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