For Draghi, Trump complicates already tough call on stimulus
FRANKFURT, Germany — For the European Central Bank and its president, Mario Draghi, Donald Trump’s unexpected election victory has complicated an impending day of decision on whether to expand monetary stimulus efforts.
The ECB has so far avoided giving a clear signal on the future of its 1.74 trillion euro ($1.9 trillion) bond-buying program, which pumps 80 billion euros in newly created money into the economy every month in an attempt to spur growth and inflation.