Bond purchases in Something Like 88 months. The ecb can buy up to 1 3 of the countrys debt. In the u. S. , still about 3000 on the s p. Yields being moved higher by yields in europe. Crude down 2. 6 . The renminbi is being whipsawed a little bit as well. We were down to 7. 05 and change a bit ago, and now back up to 7. 07. Ecb president mario draghi spoke after the rate and policy decision today. Here are some of his thoughts from the news conference. Mr. Draghi the risks surrounding the euro area Growth Outlook remain tilted to the downside. We still think the probability of recession for the euro area is small, but it has gone up in view of the weakening Economic Outlook and the continued prominence of downside risk. Governments with fiscal space should act in an effective and timely manner. We have a mandate. We pursue price stability, and we dont target exchange rates, period. Vonnie this was the big final one for mario draghi. He has another press conference in october, but this w