After leaving interest rates on hold today, the ECB signalled that it is certainly not ready to follow the Fed into a renewed bout of unconventional policy support. Bolder action might yet be taken once the recent recovery starts to falter. But for now, the Bank’s relatively unsupportive stance will maintain upward pressure on the euro and poses a serious risk to the economic outlook.
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