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By Carolynn Look

June 10, 2021 at 11:51 AM UTC

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June 10, 2021 at 2:18 PM UTC

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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde renewed a pledge to deliver faster bond buying even as officials acknowledged for the first time since 2018 that the euro-zone economy is no longer overshadowed by risks to its growth outlook.