Draghi Reaches End of Fight to Save Euro: ECB Decision Day Guide – Bloomberg

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi will hold his final policy meeting and press conference on Thursday, after eight years of leading the fight to stave off a euro-zone breakup and the threat of deflation.
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ECB Policy Makers Cool on More Stimulus Even If Outlook Worsens

(Bloomberg) — European Central Bank policy makers don’t expect any more monetary easing in coming months despite a likely downgrade in their economic forecasts in December, according to euro-area officials.The interest-rate cuts and quantitative easing pushed through by President Mario Draghi in September
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5 Years Into Negative Rates, Europe’s Banks Feel the Pain

The European Central Bank first made its key interest rate negative in June 2014 to help fight the threat of deflation. It was meant to be temporary. Five years later, rates are even lower, and European bankers are asking what temporary means.
— Read on www.marketwatch.com/articles/5-years-into-negative-rates-europes-banks-feel-the-pain-51570831182