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Draghi Considers Plan B as Sentiment Dims After Cyprus Fumble

From bloomberg.com

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi is under pressure to reveal Plan B. A botched attempt to rescue Cyprus last month sent bank shares tumbling across the euro area and rattled confidence in policy makers’ ability to tame the sovereign debt crisis. With doubts growing about Draghi’s forecast for a second-half economic recovery, he’s considering his options. They range from an interest-rate cut to a new round of long-term loans to banks, to a plan to encourage lending to companies, three officials with knowledge of the deliberations said. They stressed that such action may not be announced today. “They have ... (full story)

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