European Central Bank policymakers continued to assess that there was a case for maintaining ample stimulus and stressed that measures that were put in place in December should be given time to take full effect, the minutes of the latest policy meeting showed Thursday.
"Members agreed that ample monetary stimulus remained essential to preserve favorable financing conditions over the pandemic period," the minutes of the meeting, which the ECB calls 'account', said.
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