“The European Central Bank (ECB) is going to be there for as long as it is necessary,” the board member Isabel Schnabel said on Friday.
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We are going to look at all instruments.
There are reasons why we did not cut rates in the past.
Have to review those reasons again now.
ECB is facing a different situation than in March.
Have to discuss the intensity/pace of asset purchases.
Monetary policy cannot do it all alone, fiscal policy also still needed.