European Central Bank purchases €12.57 billion of government and agency bonds last week

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22 February 2016

European Central Bank purchases €12.57 billion of government and agency bonds last week

The European Central Bank (ECB) purchased €12.57 billion of government and agency bonds under its quantitative-easing program last week.

The ECB bought €1.03 billion of covered bonds, and €838 million of asset-backed securities.

The European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi hinted at a press conference in January that the central bank may add further stimulus measures at its meeting in March as downside risks rose.

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