Has the ECB failed to meet its objectives?

Just over five years after its establishment the ECB has failed to meet its stated objective of maintaining price stability, according to an outspoken report published by the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) today.

Although the ECB is often accused of being needlessly tough on inflation, in fact the report points out that euro-area inflation has been above the central bank's maximum for half the time the ECB has been setting rates. Perhaps worse, the authors argue that the bank doesn't

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