BERLIN — European Central Bank policymakers will discuss adjusting but not ending the ECB's economic stimulus in light of stronger growth, keeping in mind that markets can over-react to any change, ECB chief economist Peter Praet said on Thursday. "Things are going on the real (economy) side much, much better," Praet told a conference in Berlin. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe ECB is buying 60 billion euros worth of bonds a month to keep borrowing costs low and encourage investment and spending. Markets expect purchases to be cut to 40 billion euros a month from January and see them ending by the close of the year. Newsletter Sign Up Continue reading the main story Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box.

Source: New York Times September 28, 2017 08:51 UTC