Dragi speech: Bulk of decisions probably in October

Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, is responding to questions from the press, with key headlines, via Reuters, found below:

  • Tasked ECB committees to prepare options
  • Euro FX rate appreciation tightened financial conditions
  • Financial conditions broadly supportive
  • Decisions are many and complex
  • Bulk of decisions probably in October

Key notes:

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