ECB’s Draghi pledges rock-bottom rates as Germany calls for change

October 13, 2017 Share Print 0

The head of the European Central Bank defended a pledge to keep interest rates at rock bottom on Thursday, batting back German calls for a speedy exit from years of easy money in the euro zone.With two weeks to go before the ECB decides on the future of its stimulus policy, its president, Mario Draghi, said the promise to maintain rates at their current level “well past” the end of its bond-buying programme was very important for keeping borrowing costs at bay.“The ‘well past’ is very, very important in anchoring rate expectations,” Draghi said at an event in Washington, where he is due to attend the G20 meeting.

Source: ECB’s Draghi pledges rock-bottom rates as Germany calls for change – Reuters

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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.