Well, they might be quite well behind the curve in that case
But what else is new in Europe. *scoffs* That said, most major central banks are still some ways off from exploring this path. The closest is arguably China as they have already rolled out real-world trials in a number of cities already for a

Comments by STIKO
This follows the EMA conclusion .
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While there is still some acknowledgment to potential blood clots, one can’t help but wonder how much of this drama was meant to be a political statement at trying to get back at AstraZeneca amid the pharmaceutical firm’s dispute with the EU.

The dollar is holding up decently so far in European trading
The greenback was mildly softer early on but is now keeping steadier as we navigate through some light push and pull in European morning trade today.

BOE announces its latest monetary policy decision – 18 March 2021

Forex news from the European morning session – 18 March 2021
Headlines:
Markets:
– AUD leads, CHF lags on the day
– European equities higher; S&P 500 futures down 0.5%

Can Europe prevent a summer of lockdowns this year?
The firm says that this puts Europe’s summer reopening at risk and that could exacerbate the North-South divide in the region and could trigger further ECB policy easing.

The steepening in the yield curve is the story in European trading today
The surge higher in Treasury yields is the key focus in European morning trade, as the selloff in the bond market continued post-Fed with 10-year yields reaching its highest levels since January last year – nearing 1.75%.

Comments by WHO Europe director, Hans Kluge
The EMA provided an update on Tuesday this week , reiterating what Kluge said above that „the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine in preventing COVID-19, with its associated risk of hospitalisation and death, outweigh the risks of side effects“.

As announced by European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen
Essentially, this is a vaccine passport and is in some ways an organised step forward in trying to standardise things in the region moving forward. She also does note though that the virus situation in Europe is getting worse and a third wave is coming.

10-year yields rise by nearly 4 bps to 1.655%
’sell the rumour, buy the fact‘
As mentioned , there is limited scope for an extended selloff in Treasuries with the rates market already pricing in ~70% odds of a rate hike by December 2022.