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ECB QE go riding on Fed QE stop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... York to 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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... fell 0.69 per cent to 4,128.90 points, while Frankfurt's DAX 30 index shed 0.66 per cent to 8,987.80 points. European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi at the EU summit in Brussels said states needed to make efforts to avoid the eurozone relapsing into ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... McCarthy 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 ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... higher 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 ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
... market on 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 ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... broader 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 ...

US$200b a quarter to keep the bulls going

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... week 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 ...