So now, banks have started to release provisions again, reflecting the brightening outlook for the economy. 1/4  BIS - Central bankers' speeches  But isn't that a bit too soon? True, the economic recovery in Europe looks strong. But let's not forget the unprecedented nature of what happened.
Some papers focused on the extraction of quantitative information from texts and images: this can be useful for forecasting financial market variables, predicting headline inflation, and analysing the real estate market.1 We have seen the utility of machine learning algorithms for combating illicit financial activities and increasing the statistical accuracy of micro- and macro-economic indicators (for example, forecasts of the Index of Industrial Production).2 Some indicators have moved rapidly from the experimental to the production stage.