ECB tapering talk 'premature' without solid recovery: board member

Digital euro not due out until at least 2026 to ensure stability, Fabio Panetta says

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The euro logo in front of the headquarters of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt: ECB policymakers will meet again in June. © Reuters

JUN ISHIKAWA, Nikkei staff writer

BERLIN -- The economic recovery in the eurozone is not strong enough for the European Central Bank to scale back its emergency asset buying at a June meeting, Executive Board member Fabio Panetta told Nikkei, pointing to a lack of self-sustaining growth and the risk posed by rising bond yields.

"From my viewpoint, the conditions that we see today do not justify reducing the pace of purchases," Panetta said in a recent interview, calling such talk "clearly premature."

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