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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... was up 77.7 points, or 1.44 per cent, at 5,468.2 points. After a much-anticipated policy meeting on Thursday, ECB chief Mario Draghi said the central bank would buy 60 billion euros ($A84.72 billion) a month of private and public bonds from March until ...

Super Mario delivers huge stimulus package

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
"I've got sunshine on a cloudy day... I 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. ...

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 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... held its main "refinancing" rate steady at 0.05 per cent, as expected at its monthly policy meeting. But while its chief Mario Draghi said the ECB had stepped up preparations for more anti-deflation measures, these will be reassessed only in January. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
... data confirmed that the German economy grew 0.1 per cent in the third quarter, narrowly avoiding a recession. ECB chief Mario Draghi's signalling last week the bank's readiness to act quickly to deter deflation, sparking fresh stimulus hopes, and China's ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... rates for the first time in more than two years to boost sagging economic growth. Also, European Central Bank president Mario Draghi signalled on Friday that new stimulus measures were being prepared to boost the flagging eurozone economy. CMC Markets ...

Santa came to town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
... was whispering hope and financial markets welcomed his voice. Speaking in Frankfurt, European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi promised that the ECB would "do what we must to raise inflation and inflation expectations as fast as possible." "If ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... Australian shares look set to open higher following strong gains on international markets after European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi signalled possible further stimulus measures and positive US jobs figures. At 0834 AEST on Friday, the December share ...

A trillion euros is in the mail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... expected a,-1 trillion expansion in the European Central Bank's (ECB) balance sheet has just become fact - ECB President Mario Draghi promised - and it's unanimous. Most would have probably read the ECB statement by this time - and the various spins ...