ECB's De Cos: Prolonged period of low interest rates could threaten financial stability

The European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council member, Pablo Hernandez de Cos was out with some comments in the last hour and said that lower interest rates for a prolonged period could spur risk-taking and threaten financial stability.

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   •  Maintaining low-interest rates could also hurt banking transmission channels of our monetary policy.
   •  September stimulus package is to support reaching inflation objective.