ECB steps up recession fight

The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday announced a raft of measures, including outright purchases of corporate debt, to embolden its response to the eurozone recession.

The central bank agreed in principle to buy €60 billion ($80.5 billion) of covered bonds, one of the safest forms of corporate debt, and to allow the European Investment Bank to become an a counterparty. More details are set to be announced in June.

The ECB's Governing Council cut its benchmark main refinancing rate to a

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