Economics
ECB Officials Expect Heated June Decision on Crisis Program
- Policy makers are split on how soon to ease bond purchases
- Outcome will influence whether program is ultimately expanded
The European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters, right, and skyscrapers near the River Rhine at sunset in the financial district in Frankfurt, Germany, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021.
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European Central Bank policy makers expect a difficult discussion at the next monetary policy meeting in June over whether to start slowing their emergency bond-buying program, according to officials familiar with internal deliberations.