Mario Draghi became the first major central banker to cut a key interest rate below zero as he unveiled a series of radical measures to stave off a crippling bout of deflation, and signalled his willingness to take further action.
As well as rate cuts, the European Central Bank president announced a package of up to €400bn of cheap loans for eurozone banks in an attempt to boost lending to the region’s credit-starved small businesses.
Mr Draghi indicated that policy makers were still willing to embark on some kind of quantitative easing if ultra-low inflation persists. “Are we finished? The answer is no.”
您已閱讀36%(610字),剩余64%(1078字)包含更多重要信息,訂閱以繼續(xù)探索完整內(nèi)容,并享受更多專屬服務(wù)。