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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... foreign 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 ...

A lesson against austerity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... good 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 ...

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
... Santa, 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 ...

On austerity, growth and expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... to 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 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... Indices had enjoyed large gains during the previous two days on growing expectations of an interest rate cut by the European Central Bank. At closing on Thursday, London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies rose 0.17 per cent to 6,442.59 points. In ...

It's the headlines, you twit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
... for a 15th month in April as the currency bloc struggled to emerge from a recession, adding to pressure on the European Central Bank to do more to boost growth". Yup, same old, same old. While this latest update on the Eurozone gives the IMF's recent ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... now." LONDON - European stocks ended flat or down, with disappointing US data erasing gains made on hints from a European Central Bank council member about a possible eurozone interest rate cut. Sentiment was also boosted after Germany's parliament approved ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
... crisis and the crisis effects will remain a challenge over the next decade," Weidmann - who also sits on the European Central Bank's governing council - told the Wall Street Journal. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed as a rebound on Wall Street ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... earnings could help the market settle on a direction. LONDON - European stock markets have slumped again after European Central Bank boss Mario Draghi said there were risks to eurozone economic growth and as investors kept a close watch over escalating ...