The European Central Bank
left interest rates unchanged as expected on Thursday and
signalled an early end to its last remaining bond purchase
scheme, wrapping up a decade-long experiment in hoovering.
The ECB raised interest rates to a record high earlier this year but unexpectedly benign inflation data over the past few months has all but ruled out further policy tightening, shifting the debate to how fast it will reverse course.
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Scope, Europe s first
ECB-approved credit ratings agency, promises to put more weight
on the euro zone s improved ability to navigate crises although
it has concerns about Italy and France and warns.