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Chief economist update: ECB sees low rates for longer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... after appreciating by 13.9% last year. The breakdown in the negative correlation between the euro exchange rate and the Euro Stoxx-50 index since the middle of last year underscores investors' optimism for the Eurozone economy. The Euro Stoxx-50 index ...

ECB disengages from currency war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... corresponding gradual absorption of economic slack" would prompt inflation to "rise gradually over the medium term". The Euro Stoxx-50 index's 4.3% gain so far this year despite the euro currency's appreciation - they used to have a strong negative correlation ...

The good and the bad in the Fed rate hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... bonds continued to sell-off (the yield on 10-year US Treasuries increased by a full 10 basis points to 2.57%). The Euro Stoxx-50 index closed lower by as much, down 0.8% and the FTSE-100 index finished 0.3% down. Equity markets in the Asian timezone ...

Sell everything (again?)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
... "even deeper slide"? It's up 17.0% between the report's publication and last week (and that's with Brexit). Even the Euro Stoxx 50 is up 0.38%, a big gain from RBS' predicted 10-20% correction. According to 'The Economist magazine, equities are the only ...

ANZ ETFS readies Eurozone ETF

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... launch an exchange traded fund which provides unhedged exposure to leading companies in the Eurozone. The ANZ ETFS Euro Stoxx 50 ETF, which will have the ASX ticker code ESTX, will track the Eurozone's largest and most liquid index of blue-chip stocks. ...

We've got the power and firepower (still)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... response to the European Central Bank's (ECB) announcement of more stimulus measures, this proved temporary with the Euro Stoxx 50 surging by 3.5% on Friday last week, taking its weekly gain up by 1.2% over the week (though it remains 5.9% below its ...

Four bazookas and a phrase

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... Eurosystem's main refinancing operations prevailing at the time of take-up." Equity markets in the Eurozone were happy. The Euro Stoxx 50 surged by 3.7% from the previous day's closing immediately following the announcement. The announcement had its ...

Hotel California

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
Ho ho ho and ha ha ha. The truth is out. Wall Street dipped overnight and so did the Euro Stoxx 50 - after their strong gains of the past week because, wait for it......because investors suddenly realised that the ECB and the PBOC's early Christmas ...

Five minutes of commodity sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... zinc, tin, wheat, corn, cotton and cattle, to name a few - scrambling on the up and up. China happy, Europe happy - the Euro Stoxx 50 closed a little it over 1% up - happier still on reports that Greece is nearing a deal on receiving a fresh a,-86B rescue ...

Mocking Maastricht

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... intact and that there won't be any Grexit - at least, this month - if I ever saw one. Yet, the nays have it too. The Euro Stoxx 600 index sank by 1.0% and the Athens SE General Index down a hefty 2.5%. But no surprises here, we've been here before... ...