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No Grexit, no Cyprexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... horror Grexit stories and speculations to appreciate its potential impact on the financial markets. As ECB president Mario Draghi said earlier this month, "Cyprus's economy is a small economy but the systemic risks may not be small." Ergo, Super Mario ...

China's turn to provide buy opportunities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
... significantly visible improvement in the labour market. I don't have to remind you that only last week, ECB President Mario Draghi almost said the same thing, "Our monetary policy remains accommodative... We are far from having an exit in mind". Soon ...

Brazilian CB might need to stop shaving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... and all a,-4 billion worth Italy planned to sell, sold. And why not? Super Mario is here. Last night, ECB President Mario Draghi left no room for interpretation when he said that, "Our monetary policy remains accommodative... We are far from having an ...

Fear is here

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... e-mail. "Such a scenario would be the worst-case outlook." How quickly markets forget. They've forgotten Super Mario's (Draghi not Monti) pledged to whatever it takes and backed up by OMTs. How quickly markets forget fresh French President Francois Hollande's ...

Any reason will do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... thought. Are the days of wine and roses going? Gone? Turns out it was all because of this statement by ECB President Mario Draghi: On the exchange rate, the first thing is that the appreciation is, in a sense, a sign of the return of confidence in the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... lower following the lead of international markets overnight after comments from European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi. At 0646 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was DOWN 11 points at 4,883. In comments at a press ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
... single currency had hit a near 11-month high against the greenback following positive comments last week by ECB chief Mario Draghi on the outlook for the eurozone. HONG KONG - Asian shares were mixed on a lack of direction from Wall Street, but Tokyo ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013
... match its highest close in five years. The Nasdaq composite was down one point at 3,105. European Central Bank head Mario Draghi said the struggling euro zone should start growing again later this year, but he warned that the region has yet to reach ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... expected the ECB to hold fire on interest rates at its last policy meeting of 2012, but the revelation by ECB head Mario Draghi that some members of the governing council supported a rate cut was enough for markets to take pause though milestones were ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... by a surprise drop in the US unemployment rate and on the back of upbeat comments from European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi. At the close on Friday, London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies was 0.74 per cent higher at 5,871.02 points. In Frankfurt ...