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Economic prospects brighten even as ECB is set to start bond buying
Focus may shift to ending stimulus programme if the recovery continues and inflation hits ECB target
Published Tue, Mar 3, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Frankfurt
THE euro area economy has taken a step in the right direction.
While improving conditions over the past month won't change ECB president Mario Draghi's plan to start buying government bonds within days, continued economic recuperation may well stir a debate about when to end them.
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