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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... report drove major gains in the leading indices. Stocks also got an upward boost from fresh comments by European Central Bank President Mario Draghi, who said the ECB could take additional steps if economic conditions warranted, Peter Cardillo of Rockwell ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
... investors balanced mostly gloomy eurozone economic data against growing hopes of an interest rate cut from the European Central Bank, dealers say. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies gave up 0.43 per cent to 6,430.12 points, the Paris CAC 40 slid ...

May Day happy day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... market expectations - to 324K (the lowest since January 2008). Bring out the champers too, Virginia, for the European Central Bank has delivered the goods, and then some. The ECB noted: "... we decided to lower the interest rate on the main refinancing ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following strong gains on Wall Street after an expected European Central Bank interest rate cut and a surprisingly good US jobless claims report. At 0730 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures ...

May Day mayday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... nasties in Europe last night but even if there were markets remained dreamy-eyed dreaming about tomorrow's European Central Bank (ECB) rate cut announcement. Doubts are slowly emerging whether or not this would happen, but it's still nice to dream. A ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... exchange activity, the euro rallied to a nine-week high at $1.3243 on growing hopes of a rate cut from the European Central Bank on Thursday. The single currency later stood at $1.3186, up from $1.3165 late in New York on Tuesday. Most European markets ...

A lesson against austerity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... and what is good is well, good'. The Fed will keep on giving until growth becomes sustainable. Not if the European Central Bank (ECB) bends to expectations for a rate cut later this week. With inflation easing to a three-year low of 1.2% in April and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... investors balanced mostly gloomy eurozone economic data against growing hopes of an interest rate cut from the European Central Bank, dealers say. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies gave up 0.43 per cent to 6,430.12 points, the Paris CAC 40 slid ...

Don't be disappointed if the ECB disappoints

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... European stock markets are happy for Christmas is coming soon - it'll be here on the 2nd of May when the European Central Bank (ECB) spreads good cheer in the form of a 25 bps (maybe 50?) reduction in interest rates. The continuing recession in the region ...

On austerity, growth and expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... stimulation and growing. There's optimism in the air as we begin this new trading week when the Fed and the European Central Bank meet. Financial markets are abuzz with speculation that no, the Fed would not be unwinding QE anytime this year, perhaps ...