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Draghi's (r) bond-buying scheme has calmed fears about the eurozone (Photo: europarl.europa.eu)

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Draghi hopes for quiet life after QE calms nerves

Mario Draghi should enjoy a quiet afternoon on Wednesday (15 April) when he addresses reporters following the European Central Bank’s monthly meeting of its governing council.

This is a good thing. As a rule, central banks only find themselves on the front-pages when something is going wrong. Fewer column inches suggests that the European economy is starting to function again.

Last month the ECB began its unprecedented quantitative easing programme which aims to buy up to €1 tril...

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Draghi's (r) bond-buying scheme has calmed fears about the eurozone (Photo: europarl.europa.eu)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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