The European Central Bank has kept the main refinancing rate unchanged - at zero level. The deposit rate remained at the level of minus 0.4%. According to the economists, the program of buying bonds will end this year. Most of them still expect that the rate will rise only in the second quarter of 2019. However, some analysts began to note possible risks of postponing the tightening of the ECB monetary policy. They believe that any strong slowdown in the growth of the euro area economy in the future could lead to the fact that ECB will postpone the curtailment of the program of buying up assets for a later period.
European stocks sold lower earlier on Thursday as concerns mounted over the pace of a global economic recovery ahead of latest meeting from the European Central Bank (ECB). Germany’s DAX futures fell by 0.5% at 2:05 AM ET (0605 GMT), ...
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The euro firmed on Friday after the European Central Bank expanded its stimulus to shore up the economy from recession. The euro’s gains lifted risk appetite for Asian currencies and pushed the dollar index to an almost three-month low. ...
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