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Prospects for global bond markets in 2015
The rates decline that started with the 2008 crisis has not been reversed in 2014; rises are possible in 2015
InternationalEuro-area GDP 'relief' will prove temporary
Positive third quarter GDP results for many euro-area countries does not deflect from the need to reform
EUEuropean housing markets set to soften outside Germany
European housing markets show divergent trends, as the periphery remains weak and the UK boom cools
EURajoy will struggle to brush off Catalan symbolic vote
Yesterday's vote on Catalan independence has symbolic but not legal importance
SpainProspects for the euro-area in 2015
A euro-area recovery will depend on ECB action and the ability of member states to tap into emerging market growth
EURise of Podemos may upset Spain's political order
Anti-system party Podemos is leading a top opinion poll in Spain, raising questions for next year's elections
SpainDeflation threatens ECB stress test 'reassurance'
The ECB's bank stress tests and asset quality review will have a limited effect in restoring confidence in the euro-area
EURajoy's Catalan victory may prove short-lived
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy may yet see his authority challenged by Catalan independence activists
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