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EUROPE
Italian Economic Growth Slows to Weakest in Almost Two Years – BB
Populist government will work out budget in September * Euro-area growth slowed to 0.3%, inflation picked up

Trade worries slow growth in second-quarter, inflation up on energy – Reuters

Euro-Area Economy Gets Higher Inflation But Weaker Growth – BB
GDP rose 0.3% in second quarter, just below median forecast * Consumer-price growth above 2% for first time since 2012

Eurozone GDP growth weakens further, inflation higher to 2.1% - ING
The Eurozone economy grew by just 0.3% QoQ in the second quarter with inflation increasing to above 2%. Any “behind the curve” thoughts that may have surfaced earlier this year can be parked

Hopes of higher inflation dented by weaker growth – Nordea
Disappointing GDP data will test the ECB’s optimism that weaker growth is temporary,but higher core inflation kept up hopes of a gradual pick-up in price pressures. We still find price pressures muted and see the ECB on hold on rates for a long time.


OTHER
Kuroda Tries To Pull Off A "Draghi" As He Tweaks Monetary Policy, Fails – ZH

Correction Worse Than February Is Looming, Morgan Stanley Says – BB
Cyclical stocks fall behind despite strong earnings support * Tech-stock pain is just the start of more losses, bank says

Morgan Stanley: "The Selling Has Just Begun; This Correction Will Be The Biggest Since February" – ZH


REGULARS
EU Open Rundown – RANsquawk

FirstFT Daily Briefing – FT

WSJ City – WSJ
Profits Leap at Credit Suisse and BP, BOJ Sticks to Ultra-Easy Policy

WSJ Economics – WSJ
China Signals Slower Growth, Europe’s Economy Sputters

Danske Daily – Danske Bank

Daily Market Comment – Marc Chandler
BOJ Prepares for QE Infinity

Brussels Playbook – Politico
Death by a thousand cuts — What presidents are reading — Go full Orbán

Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day – BB

US Open – ZH
Futures Rise As Traders Digest Data Deluge After Tech Rout; Fed Looms

Aamukatsaus – Nordea
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