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Reflation, rotation and the taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
... the New Year. Still beaming from the afterglow of central bank largesse in the final quarter of 2012 - the European Central Bank unveiled an open-ended bond buying programme - "Outright Monetary Transactions" (OMTs); the US Federal Reserve announced ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
... yen after approaching highs not seen for five years, while the euro continued to receive support from the European Central Bank's decision last week to delay cutting interest rates further. Tokyo slipped 0.62 per cent, or 96.25 points to 15,515.06, Sydney ...

Fund manager warns of 'Japanification' of Europe

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... optimistic view of the UK and the US, he took a very pessimistic view on Europe, pointing particularly to the European Central Bank's refusal to employ quantitative easing. "We think that the structural difficulties that Europe is facing means that the ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
... roll back its stimulus program soon. The euro fell further after a sell-off on Thursday in response to the European Central Bank's (ECB) surprise decision to cut eurozone interest rates, although investors seemed unmoved by news of a ratings downgrade ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
... major stock markets wavered and the euro tumbled against the US dollar, after a surprise decision by the European Central Bank (ECB) to cut its main interest rate to an all-time low of 0.25 per cent. Investors also digested news from across the Atlantic ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
... to 3,931.95. LONDON - Europe's major stock markets mostly rose on the eve of the latest decision from the European Central Bank, buoyed by hopes of a eurozone interest rate cut. At close in London on Wednesday, the FTSE 100 index of leading shares was ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
... eurozone growth and unemployment. The euro came under further selling pressure as investors bet that the European Central Bank (ECB) would cut interest rates on Thursday following soft eurozone inflation data last week. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ...

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LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... sales. The euro made a small gain on Monday after suffering selling pressure last week on expectations the European Central Bank (ECB) will cut interest rates at its next meeting on Thursday. Sydney slipped 0.38 per cent, or 20.6 points, to close at ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
... a second day running against the US dollar on talk of a possible cut to eurozone interest rates when the European Central Bank (ECB) meets next week - and in the wake of falling inflation across the single-currency area, analysts said. London's benchmark ...

Investor interest shifts to European credit

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... reasons for this are the fact that "Europe is gradually but surely leaving its problems behind with the European Central Bank becoming a lender of last resort and most countries reducing their structural deficit." "Economic growth is picking up and the ...