2016-01-21wsj.com

At a press conference, ECB President Mario Draghi said the bank may need to review its policy stance at its next meeting, indicating the bank could be open to more stimulus measures. Earlier, the ECB left its key interest rates unchanged.

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The European Central Bank is holding a news conference after subdued inflation across the eurozone caused the bank in December to cut its deposit rate deeper into negative territory and extend the duration of its asset-purchase program.

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"After December, everyone thought that was it for the ECB, and the next move would be tightening," said Jennifer McKeown, senior European economist at Capital Economics. "As it turns out...the bank is likely to keep the door wide open to policy support in future, particularly given the uncertain environment in financial markets and concerns about the global economy."''



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