Economics

Euro Area Prepares for Fiscal Showdown With ECB Arsenal Depleted

  • Review of EU economic governance set to be published on Feb. 5
  • Report expected to kickstart talks on reviewing fiscal rules

Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg

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The euro area does fiscal policy wrong, the European Union’s executive arm will say in a document due to be published next week, echoing ever louder warnings by central bankers about the need to make better use of public purse strings to spur growth.