ECB to buy Eurozone's bonds

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Source: Reuters
During today's press conference, the ECB's president Mario Draghi, claimed ECB's readiness to resume bond purchasing program as soon as Eurozone's governments will activate bailout funds. The European Central Bank already acquired bonds at a total value of 210 billion euros, but it had a limited impact. At the same time, the ECB left the benchmark interest rate unchanged, at a record low of 0.75 per cent.
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