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So sure it's certain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
... contents (breathing or otherwise) - that four days from now, on 22 January, you, I and Irene would hear the European Central Bank (ECB) announce two letters to the whole wide world. The letters "Q" and "E". No more maybes. In the words of American author ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
... against the currency of the 19-nation eurozone, of which Switzerland is not a member. Expectations that the European Central Bank will soon launch a significant economic stimulus program for the eurozone may have been one of the drivers behind the Swiss ...

SNB dismantles defense

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
... the Swiss central bank has received a wink, wink, nudge, nudge from its peer and next door neighbour, the European Central Bank (ECB), that one week for now it'll be setting QE a-sail. We know what this means, ey Virginia? There'll be greater downward ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... to-ings and fro-ings again," he said. "But I think the more important thing for Europe is going to be the European Central Bank's decision to broaden out its so called quantitative easing, to buy government bonds. "Hopefully, Greece can be quarantined ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... markets mostly rose, with the US dollar again breaking 120 yen while the euro held on to gains after the European Central Bank shied away from fresh stimulus measures. Tokyo rose 0.19 per cent, or 33.24 points, extending their winning streak for a sixth ...

ECB came bearing no pre-Xmas cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... Savage's immortal 1959 classic "Maybe This Year" provides an apt background song heading into last night's European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council meeting - most particularly, her plea. "If you love me, make it this year Make it now..." But alas ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... At 0848 AEST on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was down two points at 5,370. The European Central Bank held its main "refinancing" rate steady at 0.05 per cent, as expected at its monthly policy meeting. But while its chief Mario ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... activity continued to expand" in the last two months. LONDON - The prospect of quantitative easing from the European Central Bank helped lift eurozone stocks, but London slipped as the government signalled more austerity measures despite higher growth ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
... Thursday for the Thanksgiving Day public holiday. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets closed flat after the European Central Bank signalled it could begin purchasing government bonds, but not until 2015. The Frankfurt-based ECB will be able to gauge ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... benchmark interest 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 ...