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Germany's Highest Court Deals Blow To ECB's Plan To Fight COVID-19

Germany's highest court has dealt a blow to the European Central Bank's plan to fight COVID-19. It h...
Sarah Stacey
Sarah Stacey

6:35 PM - 5 May 2020



The Last Word With Matt Cooper

Germany's Highest Court Deals Blow To ECB's Plan To Fight COVID-19

Sarah Stacey
Sarah Stacey

6:35 PM - 5 May 2020

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Germany's highest court has dealt a blow to the European Central Bank's plan to fight COVID-19.

It has given the ECB three months to justify bond purchases under the €2 trillion stimulus programme that helped kickstart the eurozone economy after the financial crisis of a decade ago, or lose the Bundesbank as a participant.

Ian Guider, markets editor of the Business Post, joined us for our daily business update to discuss this story and more, including:

  • Exchequer returns reveal first indication of hit to taxes
  • Government announces €6.5 billion economic support package
  • The US is to borrow $3 trillion to keep the economy going
  • Property sales fell in March

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