Summary
Its already December and main street is talking even more about what the FED may be doing going into Christmas. Yet perhaps an even more dramatic policy meeting may be brewing out of the European Central Bank as the preceding weeks provided a glimpse into a Governing Council that is worried about renewed weakness in the Eurozone and the Chinese slowdown. With banks piling cash at the ECB's vaults and geopolitical tensions on the rise Mario Draghi is being pressed for some creativity on how he can incentivize the economy. Join Mark de la Paz as he discusses the theories being floated about possible ECB action and their consequence for the humble trader.Latest Live Videos
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