Euro Rallies as ECB Stimulus Fails to Steady Stocks; Crude Drops

  • Shared currency reverses steepest retreat since November
  • Treasury yields jump with European bond rates after move

ECB Cuts Three Main Interest Rates, Expands QE

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For global financial markets, central-bank stimulus just isn’t what it used to be.

Stocks in Europe retreated with government bonds, while the euro rallied to its strongest level in almost a month as investors looked past an unprecedented boost to European monetary policy to focus on rising anxiety that policy makers have lost the ability to jump-start global growth and stave off deflation.