ECB: Stimulus Working, Grounds for Optimism about Economy

European Central Bank officials saw "grounds for cautious optimism about the economy'' at their last meeting as their stimulus measures take hold across the 19 countries that use the euro as their currency. A summary of the bank's April 21 meeting released Thursday indicates the central bank is now focused on implementing measures that have been decided but are still in the pipeline - rather than readying new ones.   The summary said "patience was...

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