Sentences with phrase «euro bond buying program»

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The European Central Bank on December 3 dropped one of its main policy rates to negative 0.3 % from negative 0.2 % and said it would extend its bond - buying program, under which it creates euros to purchase debt, to at least March 2017.

Some investors are now making calls that the euro zone's central bank could end its massive bond - buying program by the end of next year, with a potential rate increase in the fourth quarter.

It started with the Swiss National Bank's (SNB) decision to unpeg its currency from the euro earlier this month, followed by a larger - than - expected bond - buying program from the European Central Bank (ECB) on January 22.

Mario Draghi, the European Central Bank president, said Thursday that the governing council agreed to a quantitative easing program that will see it buy up to 60 billion euros» worth of bonds.

They're taking advantage of low interest rates on euro - denominated issues after the European Central Bank's decision to start buying investment - grade corporate bonds in June — part of its economic stimulus program.

The long - anticipated introduction of euro zone government bond purchases will bring the ECB's buying program into line with the U.S. Federal Reserve's quantitative easing (QE).

European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi announced the launch of an open - ended, expanded monthly 60 billion euro ($ 70 billion) private and public bond - buying program on Thursday.

Outright Monetary Transactions are a bond - buying program announced in September 2012 in which the European Central Bank would offer to purchase eurozone countries» short - term bonds in the secondary market to bring down the market interest rates faced by countries subject to speculation that they might leave the euro.

The global auto industry breathed a sigh of relief in September when the president of the European Central Bank acknowledged the region's sovereign debt crisis was critical and the bank was prepared to start a bond - buying program that would provide a «fully effective backstop» for the struggling euro.

Outright Monetary Transactions are a bond - buying program announced in September 2012 in which the ECB would offer to purchase eurozone countries» short - term bonds in the secondary market to bring down the market interest rates faced by countries subject to speculation that they might leave the euro.