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ECB Slashes Government-Bonds Share as Buying Program Nears End

As the European Central Bank’s asset-purchase program nears its end, public-sector bonds are becoming less central to it.

The share of government and supranational debt bought by the ECB fell to 69 percent in January, the first full month since the central bank reduced its monthly buying to 30 billion euros ($37 billion). Conversely, the share of corporate-sector bonds jumped to 19 percent.