Economics
ECB Tested by Market Calls for Rate Cut That Will Erode Arsenal
- Unlike major peers, ECB hasn’t issued a statement on outbreak
- Investors are predicting deposit rate will be cut on March 12
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The coronavirus outbreak is testing the European Central Bank’s reluctance to cut interest rates deeper into negative territory, in President Christine Lagarde’s first confrontation with financial markets.