I don't think the ECB will cut rates today simply because they're still trying to get a grasp on what happenings in the EMU economy and secondly because the softer euro is doing some of the policy relaxation for them. -Alison Cottrell

 

I don't think the ECB will cut rates today simply because they're still trying to get a grasp on what happenings in the EMU economy and secondly because the softer euro is doing some of the policy relaxation for them.


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I don't think the ECB will cut rates today simply because they're still trying to get a grasp on what happenings in the EMU economy and secondly because the softer euro is doing some of the policy relaxation for them.

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