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The article reports that the European Central Bank will stop adding to its stock of government and corporate bonds at the end of December 2018, the so-called quantitative easing program it has used to hold down interest rates and encourage lending. Topics discussed include implication of the wind-down of the bond-buying program and quantitative easing as of the eurozone.

The article discusses rising demand among investors for European corporate bonds. Bond prices fell after the European Central Bank announced a program of quantitative easing in March 2015, and in April depressed prices are drawing more buyers. Portfolio manager Chris Telfer says corporate bonds look more attractive than government securities.

The article discusses the January 22, 2015 announcement by European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi that beginning in March the ECB would embark upon a program of buying 60 billion euros worth of bonds each month through at least September 2016. The securities will include both government and corporate bonds. Draghi dismissed the idea that the new policy could promote excessive inflation. Stock prices in the U.S. rose sharply on the news.

The article offers information on the European Central Bank's (ECB) corporate bond buying program which allows investment firms to firms to sell their debt directly to the ECB through private placements. Topics discussed include significance of the program in helping banks and firms to adapt to the extremes of monetary policies, purchases of government bonds leading to decrease in cost of borrowing in the economy, and concerns related to loss of returns and overpriced debt.