ECB to embark on QE by buying ABS, covered bonds

September 4, 2014

By CentralBankNews.info
    The European Central Bank (ECB), which earlier today cut its benchmark refinancing rate to effectively zero, will also embark on quantitative easing in October by purchasing a broad portfolio of asset-backed securities (ABSs) and euro-denominated covered bonds to boost the flow of credit to the real economy.