ECB to end stimulus programme by year’s end

European central bank to ease back on quantitative easing measures but continue to keep rates

 The Euro logo in front of the former headquarter of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt
(Image credit: Daniel Roland/AFP/Getty Images)

The European Central Bank will phase out its massive bond-buying programme, which has been propping up the eurozone economy since the credit crunch, by the end of the year.

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