The European Central Bank continues to seem pretty behind the curve in terms of recession-fighting tactics, but with today’s announced steps they’re at least moving in the right direction. Given that the EU’s balance of payments situation is much more reasonable than ours in the USA, it’s arguably more important to stimulate consumer demand over there than it is over here.
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