Mario Draghi the president of the European Central Bank (ECB) looks to have gone further than anyone expected in seeking to head off the deflation threat and the unemployment disaster in the Eurozone.
Two years ago Mario Draghi promised to do ‘whatever it takes’ to save the Euro.
True to his word, at the recent ECB meeting he unleashed an unprecedented package of measures to tackle low inflation and high unemployment across the crisis-torn single currency bloc.
Furthermore following the meeting of the European Central Bank governing council in Frankfurt, Draghi added “We’re not finished here”
He had already announced that the ECB would cut its main interest rate from 0.25pc to a new record low of 0.15 pc. As well as lowering the deposit rate from Zero to minus 0.1pc, thereby becoming the first major central bank in the world to impose negative interest rates.
The ECB has entered uncharted territory as neither the Bank of England, US Federal Reserve or the bank of Japan have ever tried this.
These negative interest rates will mean that commercial banks will have to pay to park their funds at the Central Bank and Draghi’s aim is to encourage commercial banks to lend money to the “real economy”. Additional measures included the offer of cheap loans to banks tied to the amount they lend to businesses and households across the Eurozone.
In parts of the Eurozone, unemployment is dire and economic desolation widespread. Voters across the Continent- who are growing despondent with the recession, unemployment and austerity – expressed their anger in last month’s European elections, highlighted by the support for the extreme parties.
Some observers feel Draghi didn’t disappoint. Whilst some critics say the European Central Bank measures are too little, too late.
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