NEW IDEAS? Markets may get a clearer idea of further measures the ECB is considering to boost struggling European economies after its monthly rate-setting meeting on Thursday.
THINKING SMALL: To encourage banks to lend more to small businesses, the ECB is talking with other European officials about the possibility of having a government body guarantee these loans, much the way that Fannie Mae guarantees mortgage loans in the U.S.
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NO PARKING: The ECB has examined charging banks to maintain deposits at the bank by paying negative interest. Right now banks park billions that aren’t being invested or loaned.
