FRANKFURT—European Central Bank officials discussed options for scaling down their giant bond-buying program at their September policy meeting, but worried that the strengthening euro might upset the region’s economy, according to minutes published Thursday. The minutes of the Sept. 6-7 meeting confirm the ECB is preparing to reduce its historic monetary stimulus early in 2018 as the eurozone economy picks up. They show policy makers weighed options including extending QE for longer, but with a greater reduction in pace, versus...

Source: Wall Street Journal October 05, 2017 11:26 UTC