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ECB fails to do “whatever it takes”

President Draghi’s comments at today’s ECB press conference were a blow to hopes that the Bank might quickly make huge bond purchases to address the euro-zone’s escalating debt crisis. While the Bank might buy more bonds in future, the region’s governments have more work to do first.

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