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ECB Rethink Time, Merkel’s Hurried Task, Japan Exports: Eco Day

ECB Rethink Time, Merkel’s Hurried Task, Japan Exports: Eco Day

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Welcome to Thursday, Europe. Here’s the latest news and analysis from Bloomberg Economics to help you start the day:

  • In Thursday’s decision the European Central Bank will focus on unrolling a strategic review that’s planned to be a two-part approach in how it conducts policy; here’s the decision-day guide
  • Chancellor Angela Merkel needs to hurry up if she’s going to fix the German economy in her remaining days in office
  • The circular economy is luring the likes of Blackrock and Google; on another hot issue at Davos, here’s a QuickTake on why digital taxes are the new trade-war flashpoint
  • Strong exports data out of Japan Thursday point to a broader electronics-sector pickup
  • As the U.S.-China trade war turns two years old by some measures, the impact on China’s markets is seen as ‘just a flesh wound’
  • Japan’s government is pushing paternity leave amid a demographic crisis, while a survey shows Japanese mothers say their partners are little help with housework
  • The Bank of Canada has opened the door to an interest-rate cut if the economic slowdown there persists
  • This week on the Stephanomics podcast, we talk to three attendees about the big issues at Davos: the economy, labor, and climate change

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To contact the editors responsible for this story: Nasreen Seria at nseria@bloomberg.net, James Mayger

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