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BOJ goes negative to get postive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
A week and a day after equity markets welcomed Super Mario Draghi's announcement that the European Central Bank (ECB) would "review and possibly reconsider our monetary policy stance at our next meeting in early March in order to secure a return of ...

It's "whatever it takes" time again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
... instruments within our mandate to achieve our objective of a rate of inflation which is below but close to 2%". Perhaps, Super Mario would finally fully deliver in March what financial markets expected thought he would deliver last December. But March ...

Super Mario returns fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
Shots fired! Shots fired! Yes Virginia, Super Mario returned overnight and shot down the euro, putting smiles on the faces of holders of Eurozone stocks - Stoxx 600 up 2.4% -- and bonds - 10-year yields fell across the region. The euro dropped to as ...

My QE, your problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... 8.9% down versus the greenback this year to date. The euro has also weakened against the yen - its main QE rival. Super Mario must be singing and dancing in the streets, his latest plan's playing out as planned... even before the first a,-60 billion ...

Super Mario delivers huge stimulus package

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
... guess you'd say What can make me feel this way?" Mario, Mario, Mario Talkin' 'bout Q-E Q-E. Yes Virginia, he did it. Super Mario brought sunshine to the financial markets on this, a cold and cloudy Frankfurt day. He ended months of speculations, rumours ...

Central bank surprises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... and anti-bailout Syriza Party could win, prompting heightened Grexit speculation and then, it's back to contagion. Super Mario needs to be super-duper to pull this one off.

ECB came bearing no pre-Xmas cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... you love me, make it this year Make it now..." But alas, financial markets got no actual display of affection from Super Mario Draghi... only a kicking of the promises can further down the first quarter 2015 road. "Should it become necessary to further ...

A trillion euros is in the mail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... Draghi's answers in the Q&A segment of his press conference. Here they are - unspoiled and verbatim. Take it away Super Mario: Question: You have changed the Introductory Statement, which was signed off by the entire Governing Council, to include a reference ...

ECB QE go riding on Fed QE stop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... The solution: Purchase sovereign bonds - aka QE. The Fed's success in cutting clean out of QE could be the answer Super Mario is seeking to convince frau Angela - who remains against financing governments -- that it's QE time.

Super Mario dropkicks markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
... out buying," he said. "We believe the ECB is aware of this problem, which is why it has not set a purchase target." Super Mario was asked the 'how much' question in his Q&A. Here's his response: "Let me say, it's hard to assess a figure, to give a figure ...