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ECB's Draghi speech: Interest rates can't really be cut further

FXStreet (Łódź) - During the Q&A part of the press conference Draghi signals that slight technical interest rate adjustments are a possibility, but as the "lower band" has been reached borrowing costs can't really be reduced further.

• Still, this package of measures in not the end of ECB's actions, Draghi stresses.

• There will be additional enhanced reporting requirements for targeted LTRO's and verification of their usage.

• ECB plans to boost lending to the non-financial part of the private sector.

• No connection between OMT and the discontinuation of sterilization of SMP purchases.

• ABS should be centered on the non-financial part of the economy, be real, simple and transparent.

Draghi unveils package of measures to boost liquidity

During the press conference following ECB's monetary policy meeting on Thursday, at which the Governing Council unanimously decided to cut the refi, deposit and marginal lending facility rates in June (to 0.15%, -0.10 and 0.40%, respectively), Mario Draghi also said the ECB would conduct targeted 400 billion euro LTRO to boost lending, he announced preparations towards purchases of asset backed securities, as well as cancelling SMP sterilization.
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