Monitoring the expansion of the ECB balance sheet (March 2016)

In March, the asset purchase programme (APP), which includes public and private assets, exceeded the monthly objective of €60 billion, with €61.3 billion being acquired. The ECB announced a new package of measures in March, stressing that there is room to adopt more, if necessary, preferring unconventional measures over further rate cuts.

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