Did someone say rate cut? Five questions for the ECB
(WorldNews Business)

LONDON — After weeks of speculation that interest rate cuts and another round of asset purchases are on their way, investors hope Thursday’s European Central Bank meeting will give the clearest signal yet of imminent policy easing, if not the details. ECB chief Mario Draghi last month flagged fresh easing to fight stubbornly low inflation. Fellow policymakers have backed his call. With a U.S./China trade war hurting euro zone exporters and the Federal Reserve expected to lower U.S. rates at its July 30-31 meeting, markets are betting on a September ECB rate cut. Here are five key questions on the radar for this week’s ECB meeting: 1. What can we expect on Thursday?...