ECB minutes: too early to change communication

Haresh Menghani FXStreet

Here are some of the key highlights from the Account (minutes) of the monetary policy meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank, held on 24-25 January 2018, were released this Thursday.

• Too early to change communication
• Policy to evolve to avoid abrupt, disorderly adjustments later
• Some expressed preference for dropping easing bias

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