Draghi speech: We welcome the successful action by the Greek government

Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, is now responding to questions from the press with key quotes, via Reuters, found below.

• Too early to say what part of the recent rise in certain countries’ target 2 liabilities reflect political uncertainty.
• We welcome the successful action by the Greek government, looking fwd to completion of programme.
• Greek waiver expires with programme.
• Changing of the ECB President only affects rate hike timing in the perverse minds of some market participants.

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The European Central Bank’s president Mario Draghi was born in 1947 in Rome, Italy. Graduated of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Draghi became the president of the European Central Bank in 2011. As part of his job in the Governing Council he gives press conferences in the back of how the  ECB  observes the current European economy. President’s comments may determine positive or negative the Euro’s trend in the short-term. Usually, if he shows a hawkish outlook, that is seen as positive (or bullish) for the EUR, while a dovish is seen as negative (or bearish).