ECB minutes reveal resistance to lifting self-imposed limits on PEPP

Some governing council members did not deem new programme necessary

Euro sign, Frankfurt

The minutes of the European Central Bank’s emergency meeting on March 18 reveal disagreements among policy-makers about setting up a new purchase programme.

The meeting’s account, published today (April 9) also shows some members of the governing council were against lifting self-imposed limits on the new Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP).

Eventually, the proposals championed by ECB chief economist Philip Lane garnered enough support. Following the meeting, the ECB unveiled a new

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