The president of the European Central Bank dropped more hints about how the bank could support struggling countries, suggesting the bank was free to buy government bonds maturing in three years or less.
The comments by Mario Draghi in a closed hearing at the European Parliament on Monday came ahead of the ECB's monthly policy meeting Thursday.
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Mr. Draghi indicated Monday that the ECB would be open to buying bonds with a maturity of two to three years, stressing that such purchases wouldn't break European Union treaties, according to several lawmakers present at the hearing.
Monday, September 03, 2012
From the WSJ: ECB Chief Hints at Bond Purchases
From the WSJ: ECB Chief Hints at Bond Purchases
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