ECB to avoid QE to tackle debt crisis

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The European Central Bank will dodge quantitative easing to solve the eurozone sovereign debt crisis because its mandate does not allow it, an Aegon fixed income manager says.

Fixed income investment manager Stephen Snowden said the approach taken by the ECB in light of the global down turn was wrong. He said the ECB mission statement made it clear the main objective ...

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