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Stirrings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
... European equity indices fell by more than 1% while we slept. And to think the European Central Bank's (ECB) long-term refinancing operation (LTRO) that injected liquidity into the banking system was doing just fine in calming the markets' nerves over ...

Covered bonds losing their shine: S&P

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... or flat compared to 2011 due mainly to peripheral countries wanting to retain covered bonds as collateral for ECB refinancing," said Roger Bridges, head of fixed income at Tyndall AM. "Second, the amount of covered bond maturity in 2012 is lower than ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
... European Central Bank cut its key interest rates for the second time in two months, cutting the rate for its main refinancing operations by a quarter of a percentage point to 1.00 per cent, briefly sending stocks and the euro higher. The ECB later said ...

Sovereigns need not apply

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
... one-finger salute. To support banks' liquidity, the ECB announced four measures: "First, to conduct two longer-term refinancing operations (LTROs) with a maturity of 36 months and the option of early repayment after one year." Second, to increase collateral ...

Action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011

Economic woes keep US growth in check

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... About 30 per cent of all residential mortgages had negative equity. Commercial real estate was due for a period of refinancing, which would result in significant write-downs, stressing the under-capitalised community bank sector, he said. Contrary to ...

Yikes the ECB hikes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
... Darn straight Virginia, the ECB has just handed down its first interest rate move in almost two years. It raised its refinancing rate to 1.25 per cent after holding it at an "emergency" low of 1.0 per cent since May 2009. With Portugal joining Greece ...

Unshaken and unstirred

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... borrowing costs. The European Central Bank (ECB) has just handed down its first interest rate hike. The ECB raised its refinancing rate by 25 bps to 1.25 per cent after holding it at an 'emergency' low of 1.0 per cent since May 2009. But Eurozone equity ...

Rise of Asia bonds: Temasek

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
... Wai Leng, chief financial officer of Temasek Holdings, said the market expects some US$17 trillion of public debt refinancing and budget funding obligations to come due from US, UK, Japan and Eurozone over the next three years. "The Asian and Singapore ...

Lookin' good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
... application index rose by 5.8 per cent in the week ending 5 November 5 -- 33.9 per cent over the year. Applications for Refinancing applications jumped 6.0 per cent over the month 53.0 per cent in the year. You want more good news? The US Treasury reported ...