Monetary policy decisions, April 2014 / ECB considers printing more money

The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) announced on the 2 April 2014 that it would refrain from cutting its interest rates further, at least for the time being.

Deutsche Welle wrote that the decision meant it rated signs of a nascent recovery in the eurozone higher than growing fears of deflation in the eurozone.

• Primary Source

BBC News, 03.04.14: ECB keeps interest rates on hold at 0.25% http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26865181

Deutsche Welle, 03.04.14: ECB holds fire on rates despite growing deflation worries http://dw.de/p/1BbOw

ESO: Background information: Monetary policy decisions, 6 March 2014 http://www.europeansources.info/record/monetary-policy-decisions-6-march-2014/

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 03.04.14: The ECB should focus on the threat of deflation rather than maintaining austerity http://bit.ly/1fNlzZW

EUObserver, 04.04.14: ECB considers printing more money http://euobserver.com/economic/123745

Euro|Topics, 04.04.14: ECB leaves interest rate unchanged http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/archiv_dossier/DOSSIER141359-ECB-leaves-interest-rate-unchanged

Spiegel Online International, 23.04.14: Weapon of Last Resort: ECB Considers Possible Deflation Measures http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/ecb-prepares-measures-to-combat-possible-deflation-a-965636.html

Deutsche Welle, 08.05.14: ECB unlikely to change monetary policy http://dw.de/p/1BvTN

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