Economics

Lagarde Unveils ECB Surgical Aid for Economy to Fight Crisis

  • Governing Council keeps deposit rate at -0.5%, raises QE total
  • ECB enhances targeted long-term loans for banking system
Lagarde Calls for Coordinated Fiscal Response Amid `Major Shock' of Virus
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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde unveiled a calibrated package of stimulus, spearheading the region’s financial response to the coronavirus with measures intended to “surgically” support key parts of the economy.