Bad news for pensions as ECB cuts rates and extends QE

ECB’s decision to cut deposit rates suggest interest rates may stay low

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ECB's decision to cut deposit rates suggest interest rates may stay low says Rebecca Shahoud.

At a press conference following a European Central Bank (ECB) policy meeting today, the organisation's president Mario Draghi said it would cut the interest rate on overnight bank deposits from -0....

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