Merkel Ally Slams Draghi’s Plan To “Buy Junk Paper”
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
09/08/2014
While Italian and Spanish political (and business) leaders are lauding Mario Draghi’s plan to buy more assets and print more money, it appears not everyone is so excited. As Reuters reports, Christian Social Union chairman and Bavaria state premier Horst Seehofer (who is well known as an ally of Angela Merkel), blasted the ECB’s plan: “It’s only going to frighten a lot of people when ECB chief Mario Draghi opens up the central bank’s money tap and at the same time buys junk paper,” somewhat breaking the political taboo of criticizing the potential independence of the central bank.
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