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Market Wrap AM

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 ...

New masters of universe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... productivity growth". Read, interest rate hikes would be limited and gradual. More different again is the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Japan's stances. No chance of 'em raising interest rates anytime soon. In fact, the ECB is set to announce ...

Market Wrap AM

MARKET WRAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... crisis. LONDON - European stocks diverged, with eurozone markets boosted by hopes of fresh stimulus from the European Central Bank (ECB) after weak inflation data, while the single currency hit a two-year low. Frankfurt's DAX index gained 0.55 per cent ...

Global re-regulation takes shine off investment banks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
... whether the tide is turning. The re-regulation push includes increased capital requirements imposed by the European Central Bank (ECB), increased educational requirements imposed by the US Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) as well as new 'ring ...

Thrills, spills and chills

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... pumping even it means that it losses money when the bills are redeemed on maturity. As determined as the European Central Bank (ECB) which, probably has already hammered out the details of its purchases of non-financial private sector assets unveiled ...

Super Mario to the rescue (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... September 2009) -- threatening to turn into outright deflation, financial markets are just as happy that the European Central Bank (ECB) is doing something, anything, to counteract/reverse this state of affairs. Yes Virginia, it wasn't the ECB doing ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... the market were lower at noon, and trading volumes were down. Investors are waiting for a meeting of the European Central Bank on Thursday night, which some believe could result in new stimulus measures for the eurozone economy. In the US, unemployment ...

Fear me not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... not? It's the central banks and their commitment to benevolence towards financial markets. Never mind the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan that are expected to shower the people with more love sooner rather than later. Never you mind them. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... German gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 0.2 per cent in the June quarter prompting speculation the European Central Bank would have to roll out stimulus measures. No major local economic news is expected on Friday. In equities news, ANZ is ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... 6,597.37 points after the Bank of England also chose to hold its key interest rate at a record low. The European Central Bank held its key interest rates unchanged at 0.15 per cent at its regular policy meeting on Thursday, two months after easing monetary ...