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28 Nov 2018
ECB reinvestment policy tweaks aim to be broadly market-neutral - Reuters
Reuters recently reported that the ECB's reinvestment policy tweaks, including the shift to the new capital key, was aimed to be broadly 'market-neutral.'
Key quotes
- ECB weighing three options on how new capital key is applied to the stock of bonds.
- ECB shift to new capital key with regard to flow of reinvestments could be done over course of several years.
- ECB comfortable with market expectations that reinvestments will go on for 2 to 3 years.
- ECB policymakers leaning towards only nuanced tweaks in reinvestment policy, including open-ended time horizon.