Martin Gilbert: Quantitative easing returns to the ECB

Central bank's U-turn should be welcomed

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History seems set to repeat itself in Europe. Less than a year after the European Central Bank (ECB) wound up its bond buying programme, the words 'quantitative easing' are back.

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