6 Mar 2017
ECB unlikely to boost bond lending on Thursday - RTRS
Ahead of this week's ECB meeting on Thursday, Reuters was out with a report noting that the central bank is unlikely to boost bond lending and is not expected to make any changes to its monetary policy.
• The market fears a squeeze in the repo market at Quarter end
• Political, technical and legal hurdles stand in the way of the ECB lending out sovereign bond holdings
Meanwhile, the EUR/USD pair maintained its offered tone and is place at daily lows near 1.0580-85 band.