A Lagarde ECB, Fresh U.S. Targets, U.S. Jobs and Fed: Eco Day

(Bloomberg) --

Welcome to Thursday, Europe. Here's the latest news and analysis from Bloomberg Economics to help get your day started:

• Here's what a Christine Lagarde-led European Central Bank might look like, across stimulus, interest rates, euro-wide issues and more
• Romania will probably refrain from raising interest rates to tackle the European Union's fastest inflation as the central bank takes its cue from the looser monetary-policy stance adopted by the world's top economies
• Citigroup Inc's U.K. surprise index, which measures whether data exceed or fall short of forecasts, is at the lowest since 2012 after a string of reports undershot economists' expectations
• Fresh target. Vietnam's a new victim caught in Donald Trump's crosshairs; data compiled by Bloomberg show the export surges that helped lead us to this point
• FX frenzy. More economies might be on guard as Trump also ramps up talk about Europe and China playing a “big currency manipulation game” -- potentially a veiled threat for the U.S. Treasury to take action on the dollar
• Looking ahead. Friday's U.S. jobs report holds some make-or-break sway over the Federal Reserve's decision later this month; here's how American job-market data have been looking ahead of the release

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