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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks retreated from the previous day's records as investors looked ahead to Thursday's European Central Bank meeting and Friday's monthly US jobs report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 21.29 points, or 0.13 per cent ...

Double boo boo on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... policy but would be scouring Governor Glen's statement for clues of what's next. Speaking of what's next, the European Central Bank's (ECB) Council meeting later this week would be a big one and could be a game changer for the eurozone. The general consensus ...

Losing shine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... money and easing inflation fears. The Bank of Japan is in the midst of turning deflation into inflation while the European Central Bank is about to take action to ensure low-flation doesn't turn into de-flation. The financial world is relatively a calmer ...

Help is on its way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
If three weeks (almost) ago European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi still gave himself a bit of wiggle room not to act (or defer action) - "after having seen the Staff projections that will come out in early June" - he did none of that when ...

Let's talk about VIX baby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... but make no mistake, it could and would goose up the printing presses "if necessary". Speaking of which, the European Central Bank appears to have reached that "if necessary" stage and is expected to do something - anything - as soon as next month. The ...

Beggars at war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... banks can afford to stay on the sidelines for now - both have decent growth and decent inflation. Not so for the European Central Bank (ECB) with the region's growth still a crawl and with deflation threatening and the euro's continued appreciation against ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... rebels in the southeastern city of Mariupol, two days before separatists plan to go ahead with a referendum. European Central Bank president Mario Draghi strongly suggested the bank could ease monetary conditions in the euro area next month, saying the ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... and energy stocks. Mr McCarthy said the US markets had flattened out after markets mulled over comments from European Central Bank president Mario Draghi that flagged potential stimulus measures for Europe. "The possibility of that occurring (stimulus ...

Action! in June

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
European Central Bank president Mario Draghi appears to have dragged out his promised action on monetary policy long enough. While the ECB announced no changes in monetary policy after its Governing Council meeting last night - the benchmark rate at ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... Facebook (-1.1 per cent) and Apple (-0.7 per cent). LONDON - Europe's main stock markets closed higher after European Central Bank president Mario Draghi hinted that policymakers were prepared to cut rates in June. The euro hit a two-and-a-half-year ...