After initial scare, all eyes now on ECB's stimulus plans
Analysts to look for clues about what the bank will do with its monthly 80b euro asset-buying scheme
Frankfurt
EUROPEAN Central Bank (ECB) chief Mario Draghi will be under pressure this week to clarify the bank's stimulus plans after investors were spooked by talk of an end to its massive bond-buying programme.
The ECB governing council is not expected to make any changes to its ultra-loose monetary policy at its regular meeting on Thursday, keeping interest rates at record lows.
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Central banks will probably only cut half as much as they hiked