ECB’s last roll of the dice
4 September 2014
Today the European Central Bank almost exhausted the measures it can take to prevent the Eurozone collapsing into a dangerous deflationary slump.
4 September 2014
Last updated at 07:53 ET
ECB cuts rates and launches stimulus
The European Central Bank lowers its benchmark interest rate to 0.05% as it looks to kick-start the flagging eurozone economy.
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