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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 ...

A trillion euros is in the mail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
What had been a mathematically-derived, guessed at and/or 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 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
... prices for the US market. Copper futures were down one per cent and gold also fell, as investors believe the European Central Bank will take further measures to boost the region's economy after the Bank of Japan unveiled a fresh round of stimulus last ...

Why the eurozone cannot afford cheap oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
... Weaker growth... Perhaps, by publishing its downgraded growth and inflation forecasts two days before the European Central Bank (ECB) policy meeting, the EC is giving the ECB a wink, wink, nudge, nudge that it's time. Time for QE. Perhaps, perhaps, p ...

100% steady on the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
... month, there have been sea changes in other central banks' policies since the RBA's October meeting: The European Central Bank (ECB) announced the operational details of asset-backed securities and covered bond purchase programmes (2 October); the US ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... with a $US5 billion share buyback plan. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets have closed up, lifted by the European Central Bank's announcement that it would begin buying asset-backed securities in a multi-pronged action to get lending flowing again. ...

QEnd is here

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... given the relativities of the US Federal Reserve no longer printing fresh mints at the same time that the European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to roll out its money printing machine and the Bank of Japan (BOJ) anticipated to print some more. The Fed ...

ECB QE go riding on Fed QE stop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... Rio and old London town are on high alert. But methinks none could be higher on the alert scale than the European Central Bank (ECB). Yes, them - the one which teamed up with the European Banking Authority (EBA) in conducting a year-long review of European ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
... there's that nexus between weaker news out of Europe and then creating greater compulsion on the part of the European Central Bank to do something more compelling in relation to stimulating growth but there's only so far that nexus can really take the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
... Europe's main stock markets fell sharply as negative German business data overpowered broad relief after the European Central Bank gave passing grades to a comfortable majority of eurozone banks subjected to stress tests. London's benchmark FTSE 100 ...