‘Helicopter’ cash drop rescue of eurozone in discord

Should Mario Draghi ever want to start raining down helicopter money, the ECB president is likely to struggle to get off the ground.

In the debate over a form of stimulus that many believe is at odds with the EU treaty, even the option with the fewest legal hurdles risks kicking off a political battle that contributes to the euro’s demise.

That view extends to economists who say such a radical step is needed to stop the currency bloc from slipping into terminal decline.