ECB keeps lid on Pandora’s box of corp bond buying, for now

At the press conference following the European Central Bank meeting on Thursday, ECB president Mario Draghi made no mention of corporate bonds specifically, to the relief of bankers at European investment banks. However, he did say the ECB was considering buying “sovereign bonds, but also other types of bonds” leaving the door open for corporate bond buying when the ECB reassesses its stimulus measures next year.