ECB trumps Bank of Japan?

Although the asset purchase programme announced by the ECB this year is smaller than that announced by the Bank of Japan in 2013, the initial response of financial markets has, if anything, been larger. However, this may not be a good indicator of how effective QE will be in the long run.


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