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World Service,07 Nov 2013,28 mins

ECB Rate Cut Surprises the Markets

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The European Central Bank has cut its main interest rate from 0.5% to 0.25%, against the expectations of most analysts. We investigate what the ECB's president Mario Draghi and his Governing Council are up to. Plus, as Twitter makes its stockmarket debut, we ask whether or not there is real value locked up in 140 characters.

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