ECB Weidmann sees longer growth slump, inflation miss
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's economic slump will be deeper and longer than earlier thought, and the euro zone is likely to undershoot its 2019 inflation projection, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann said on Thursday in an unusually gloomy outlook.Germany has been the engine of the euro zone's recovery but growth has unexpectedly stalled. A protracted slump could spread weakness across the currency bloc and may force the European Central Bank to give up on plans to dial back stimulus.The..