ECB halves stimulus programme; UK suffers falling retail sales and car production - as it happened

The eurozone’s central bank has halved the pace of its money-printing programme, and extended it for another nine monthsSummary: Mario Draghi’s press conferenceNEWSFLASH: ECB has cuts its stimulus programmeQE will run until at least September 2018Earlier:NEWSFLASH: UK retail sales balance tumbles50% of retailers report falling sales, vs just 15% with rising salesUK car production tumbled in September
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