Twitter: ECB and Eurosystem national central banks have, as previously announced, started purchases under the Public Sector Purchase Programme / ECB launches bond-buying scheme of €60 billion per month

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Series Details 09.03.15
Publication Date 09/03/2015
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The European Central Bank began its bond buying programme on the 9 March 2015. The combined monthly purchases of public and private sector securities would amount to €60bn. The purchases were intended to be carried out until the end of September 2016.
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