Bond yields and the euro were sent lower on October 26th on the back of the ECB announcement. As expected, the ECB will cut its monthly asset purchases in half to €30bn from January but with a commitment to reinvest redemptions and to keep rates at current ultra-low levels for the foreseeable future. President Draghi struck a particularly dovish tone in his press conference.
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