Oil Slump Teaches Draghi a Tough Lesson

For nearly an hour on Thursday afternoon it was all going so well.

The European Central Bank (ECB) announced a better-than-expected range of stimulus measures aimed at rescuing a fragile recovery in the region and pumping inflation back up to desired levels. Asset markets cheered the news, with financial stocks leading the charge higher as the euro slipped lower on the anticipation of extra liquidity.

But the rally faded in the same amount of time that it took to start. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index finished the day 1.7 percent lower after being up over 2 percent at one stage in the afternoon.

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Former Craig

Former Craig

Former Senior Market Analyst, UK & EMEA at OANDA
Based in London, Craig Erlam joined OANDA in 2015 as a market analyst. With many years of experience as a financial market analyst and trader, he focuses on both fundamental and technical analysis while producing macroeconomic commentary. His views have been published in the Financial Times, Reuters, The Telegraph and the International Business Times, and he also appears as a regular guest commentator on the BBC, Bloomberg TV, FOX Business and SKY News. Craig holds a full membership to the Society of Technical Analysts and is recognised as a Certified Financial Technician by the International Federation of Technical Analysts.