That will make disappointing reading for policymakers at the European Central Bank (ECB), who are expected to signal today a bias towards cutting its already-negative deposit rate this year to try to boost growth and inflation
PARIS: Global central bankers are again in the driving seat when it comes to propping up the world economy, but many are demanding governments join them in the rescue effort.
Amid slowing global growth, the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and perhaps even the Bank of Japan are all set to ease monetary policy in coming months. But with less room to act than in the past, their leaders are telling politicians they will need to act if a downturn takes hold.
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