• council firm in implementing QE without hesitation
  • no need to reconsider QE parameters
  • shared view that QE already showing effect
  • saw higher forecast uncertainty than usual
  • unclear about stimulus impact in 2017
  • will regularly review QE for effectiveness
  • saw reason for prudent optimism
  • expressed caution about price pickup in and after 2017

ECB governing council minutes from the 4/5 March meeting in Nicosia

  • chief economist Peter Praet said inflation to return graudally toward 2%
  • QE addresses risk of too low inflation
  • advised council that caution warranted amid forecast uncertainty

Nothing we didn't already know really

EURUSD 1.0827 but EURGBP lower at 0.7297 after capping at the 0.7320 mark I highlighted earlier

Full Minutes here