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BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... consequences" for US growth? More so, because this comes at the same time that financial markets anticipate the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to ramp up their respective QEs. I guess we just have to wait for the Fed's fresh ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... said some investors were buying because they believe weak global growth prospects mean stimulus from the European Central Bank, while others see general value in growth prospects. "At either end of the spectrum, whether you're bearish on growth or bullish ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... following a surprising rise in US inflation while the euro edged up after falling on speculation that the European Central Bank will widen its bond-buying program. Tokyo on Thursday fell 0.37 per cent, or 56.81 points to 15,138.96, while Seoul lost 0.27 ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
... Wednesday, finished firmer for the seventh consecutive session, adding more than one per cent after the European Central Bank indicated it could buy corporate bonds. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 60.9 points, or 1.14 per cent, at 5,385.9 points. ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... monetary stimulus in Europe and good home sales figures. Upbeat US home sales data and speculation that the European Central Bank may buy corporate bonds to tackle slowing inflation rates in the region boosted US markets overnight, CommSec market analyst ...

US$200b a quarter to keep the bulls going

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... we find that the ECB has started buying covered bonds and could even do more. Reuters reported that, "The European Central Bank is considering buying corporate bonds on the secondary market and may decide on the matter as soon as December with a view ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... billion ($A9.2 billion) on strong iPhone sales. US stocks also gained momentum from speculation that the European Central Bank could widen its bond-buying initiatives to corporate bonds. LONDON - European stock markets shot up after Chinese economic ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
... markets finished sharply lower overnight, with Germany's DAX 30 down two per cent amid disappointment with the European Central Bank's latest stimulus plans. But US stocks finished flat as investors weighed the ECB news against upbeat expectations for ...

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BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
... 3.9% and Spain's IBEX-35 dropped by 3.1%. At the conclusion of the 4 September Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) - when the bank announced that it would "purchase a broad portfolio of simple and transparent asset-backed securities... ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
... morning in the red after European markets fell sharply amid disappointment at the limited nature of the European Central Bank's stimulus program. Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at S&P Capital IQ, said investors did not want to oversell stocks ...