The European Central Bank (ECB) has cut interest rates by half a percentage point, although analysts suggest the markets expected a bolder move. Meanwhile France as the EU's current presidency has argued that Frankfurt's decision was "clearly insufficient."
The governing board of the ECB on Thursday (6 October) unanimously agreed to slash the key borrowing cost in the 15-strong euro area from 3.75 percent to 3.25 percent due to the gloomy outlook of the bloc's economy.
"The intens...
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