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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 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... 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 recession. ...

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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 ...

Market Wrap AM

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 ...

Market Wrap AM

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. ...

Market wrap

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 ...

Market Wrap AM

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 ...

Jawbone collection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... too - to "...interest rates could remain lower for longer... to avoid the worst outcomes". There, too, is European Central Bank (ECB) governing council member BenoA(R)t CA"urA(C)'s jaw: "We will start within the next days to purchase the assets that ...

Volatile like its 2011

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... instructive. When worse became worst that year, six of the world's biggest central banks - US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of Japan, Bank of England, Bank of Canada, Swiss National Bank - announced a coordinated action to provide additional ...