• outlook for Eurozone is brighter today than it has been for seven long years

  • monetary policy is working its way through the economy

  • growth is picking up

  • inflation expectations have recovered from their trough

  • potential growth projected to remain well below pre-crisis levels

No great shakes from Portugal so far

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