ECB council worries about euro’s strength, though recovery continues

Minutes of July’s monetary policy meeting suggest low inflation warrants loose policy

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Members of the governing council of the European Central Bank (ECB) expressed concern about the euro’s strength and low inflation, a combination that, in their view, still requires policy accommodation, minutes of the monetary policy meeting on July 19–20 reveal.

The single currency dropped to $1.172:€1 on August 17 from $1.176 the day before, as investors may anticipate an extension of the ECB’s €60 billion-a-month ($70.4 billion) asset purchase programme. The governing council decided in July

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