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European flags blow in front of the European Central Bank as the sun rises in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, May 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

The Latest: European Central Bank ready to help economy more

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FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 15, 2018 file photo, a container ship is loaded at the harbor in Hamburg, Germany. The United States is considering putting tariffs on $11 billion in EU goods per year to offset what it says are unfair European subsidies for planemaker Airbus. While the size of the potential tariffs is relatively small compared with the hundreds of billions of goods the U.S. and China are taxing in their trade war, it suggests a breakdown in talks with the EU over trade. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, file)

The Latest: Trade disputes holding back European economy

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President of European Central Bank Mario Draghi waits for the beginning of a press conference following the Governing Council meeting in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, April 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Europe hurt by US trade threats, central bank says

By DAVID McHUGH - Associated Press

President of European Central Bank Mario Draghi talks to the media during a press conference following the meeting of the ECB governing council in Frankfurt, Germany,Thursday, Jan.24, 2019. (Arne Dedert/dpa via AP)

ECB: Trade peace would remove big drag on eurozone growth

By DAVID McHUGH - Associated Press

President of European Central Bank Mario Draghi talks to the media during a press conference following the meeting of the ECB governing council in Frankfurt, Germany,Thursday, Jan.24, 2019. (Arne Dedert/dpa via AP)

European Central Bank downgrades outlook as eurozone slows

By DAVID McHUGH - Associated Press

In this Dec. 11, 2018 photo the European Central Bank sits next to the river Main in Frankfurt, Germany, where ECB president Mario Draghi will hold a news conference on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Eurozone stimulus program to end as growth worries resurface

By DAVID McHUGH - Associated Press

In this Dec. 11, 2018 photo the European Central Bank sits next to the river Main in Frankfurt, Germany, where ECB president Mario Draghi will hold a news conference on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

The Latest: Low rates expected to support European economy

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European Central Bank President Mario Draghi listens to a speech during an Economic and Monetary Affairs meeting at the European Parliament in Brussels, Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

European banking chief: euro needs a central budget

By DAVID McHUGH - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 file photo, the President of European Central Bank Mario Draghi waits for the beginning of a press conference following the meeting of the governing council in Frankfurt, Germany. Draghi warns that slowing world trade is proving to be a drag on the eurozone economy but says the current expansion remains “resilient” as consumers at home remain willing to spend and unemployment falls thanks to pro-business reforms. Draghi said in a speech Friday, Nov. 16, 2018 in Frankfurt that “there is certainly no reason why the expansion in the euro area should abruptly come to an end.” (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

Eurozone central banker suggests rates could stay low longer

By DAVID McHUGH - Associated Press

The Latest: ECB’s Draghi sees eurozone upswing intact

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The President of European Central Bank Mario Draghi waits for the beginning of a press conference following the meeting of the governing council in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

European Central Bank sticks to plan to end stimulus

By DAVID McHUGH - Associated Press

ECB chief: Wage growth pushing up inflation in euro area

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A pigeon flies over the river Main with the European Central Bank in background, right, in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Sept.12, 2018. The governing council of the ECB will meet on Thursday. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

The Latest: European Central Bank sees tariffs as key risk

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President of European Central Bank Mario Draghi speaks during a news conference after a meeting of the ECB governing council in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, July 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

European Central Bank says rates will remain low for months

By DAVID McHUGH - Associated Press

President of European Central Bank Mario Draghi is on his way to a news conference after a meeting of the ECB governing council in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, July 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

The Latest: Europe’s top banker encouraged by US trade talks

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President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi addresses the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, at the European Parliament building, in Brussels on Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)

ECB’s Draghi: government bond purchases possible

By Pan Pylas - Associated Press

President of European Central Bank Mario Draghi talks during a news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, following a meeting of the ECB governing council. The European Central Bank has cut its interest rates and announced a new stimulus program that involves buying financial assets, a bid to salvage a weak economic recovery. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

EDITORIAL: The ‘monetary-easing’ money trap

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

A Wall Street sign hangs near the New York Stock Exchange in New York. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)

Stocks waver in afternoon trading on Wall Street

By Matthew Craft - Associated Press

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Euro Central Bank head urges nations to take corrective action

By David McHugh - Associated Press

Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, addresses the media in Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday after a meeting of the ECB governing council concerning the further strategies in the European financial crisis. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Much ado about monetary policy

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times