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

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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ESO: Background information: ECB announces expanded asset purchase programme http://www.europeansources.info/record/ecb-announces-expanded-asset-purchase-programme/

Deutsche Welle, 09.03.15: ECB begins economic stimulus program http://dw.de/p/1EnSw

EurActiv, 09.03.15: ECB to begin QE stimulus programme http://www.euractiv.com/sections/euro-finance/ecb-begin-qe-stimulus-programme-312729

ESO: Background information: Monetary policy decisions, March 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/monetary-policy-decisions-march-2015/

De Tijd, 09.03.15: Only investors benefit from ECB cash flow (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE159613-Only-investors-benefit-from-ECB-cash-flow

Euronews, 09.03.15: ECB begins bond buying to ease economic woes http://www.euronews.com/2015/03/09/ecb-begins-bond-buying-to-ease-economic-woes/

Deutsche Welle, 09.03.15: Opinion: Central bank blues http://dw.de/p/1EnVH

Euro|Topics: Who's saying what: ECB plans to flood markets with money http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/debatten/links-2015-01-quantitativeeasing/

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