Additional €750bn of QE will not be ECB’s last move

The ECB announced late yesterday evening a new €750bn programme of bond purchases which is intended to contain borrowing costs for southern economies. This gives it a lot more firepower which should help to contain financial stress in the near term, but we think the Bank will need to meet again before long to raise its issuer limits and may also be involved in a coordinated fiscal support.

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