Economics

ECB Weighs Reply After German Ruling Casts Doubt on Crisis-Fighting Program

  • Policy makers will hold a call Tuesday to discuss ECB response
  • Bond yields of vulnerable economies rose after German ruling
Germany Ruling Won't Constrain ECB in Short Term, JPMorgan Says
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European Central Bank policy makers will jump on a conference call Tuesday evening to plot how to respond to a surprisingly critical court ruling that cast doubt over their biggest crisis-fighting program.

Officials now have just three months to prove to Germany’s highest court that the asset-purchase program, which has bought 2.7 trillion euros ($2.9 trillion) of debt since 2015 and is adding more each month, is in line with the law.