TOKYO: The European Central Bank's (ECB) refusal to engage in large-scale purchases of the region's sovereign debt will eventually be rewarded as this will preserve price stability and protect the value of the euro over the long term, governing council member Christian Noyer said yesterday.
It was up to European governments to provide a lasting backstop for liquidity, Noyer said, as a two-year-old sovereign debt crisis now threatens Germany and France, Europe's two largest economies.
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