How Mario Draghi’s ‘Whatever it takes’ became Europe’s antivirus mantra
March 20, 2020 at 05:52 AM EDT
The ‘whatever it takes’ mantra is intended to project resolve, determination and strength. Above all, it is a warning that governments will accept no limit to their actions, that previous rules won’t apply — whether fiscal or even legal — and that they are ready to invent remedies that would have been inconceivable in better times.