{"id":5403,"date":"2012-09-06T16:29:11","date_gmt":"2012-09-06T20:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=5403"},"modified":"2012-09-06T16:29:11","modified_gmt":"2012-09-06T20:29:11","slug":"ecb-unveils-bond-buying-program-wsj-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/09\/06\/ecb-unveils-bond-buying-program-wsj-com\/","title":{"rendered":"ECB Unveils Bond-Buying Program &#8211; WSJ.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By GEOFFREY T. SMITH<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The ECB will buy in the secondary market only government bonds with remaining maturities between one and three years without announcing any limits in advance, and as long as the government in question is under a program approved by the euro zone.<\/p>\n<p>The measures will primarily benefit fiscally troubled countries like Spain and Italy, which are facing difficulties financing their budget deficits&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10000872396390444273704577635122724449562.html?mod=djemalertNEWS\">ECB Unveils Bond-Buying Program &#8211; WSJ.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By GEOFFREY T. SMITH The ECB will buy in the secondary market only government bonds with remaining maturities between one and three years without announcing any limits in advance, and as long as the government in question is under a program approved by the euro zone. 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