Signals from ECB strengthen market — for now

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Signals from ECB strengthen market — for now

Hopes that the European Central Bank would embark on a grand quantitative easing programme of the magnitude undertaken by the US were dashed at Thursday’s ECB meeting when president Trichet fell short of announcing the ‘shock and awe’ buy-back some market participants had wished for.

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