ECB to hold out longer before ending bond-buying– analysts

FRANKFURT AM MAIN: The European Central Bank will fend off calls to wind down its massive monetary stimulus when governors meet Thursday, preferring to wait for calmer political waters and fresh economic data, analysts predict.

Faced with continuing political uncertainty and weak inflation, policymakers are unlikely to turn off the taps on mass bond-buying or raise interest rates from historic lows, fearing that doing so would risk nipping the eurozone economic recovery in the bud.