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Bouncy bouncy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... Mario to thank for staying my day of crucifixion for this. Phew! In one of the clearest signal yet that it's about to act, ECB chief Mario Draghi declared that "The strengthening of the exchange rate requires further monetary stimulus. That's an important ...

Dumping dear momos

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... have already altered their thresholds so they have excuses to keep on pumping and/or keep interest rates low for longer. The ECB's promised to act "if necessary" and the BOJ's poised to pump more any time now. Having said that, it's prudent to remain ...

BOE has a problem to smile about

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
The Bank of England (BOE) is expected to do what the ECB and the BOJ and the Fed did before it when it meets tomorrow night - that is, keep monetary policy steady as she goes and of course... provide "forward guidance". The only difference is that BOE ...

Front-runners

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... last week. Yes Virginia, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept policy unchanged - as expected. The European Central Bank (ECB) guided forward but also stayed on the sidelines. US non-farm payrolls added another 192K in March from Feb but has not bettered ...

The art of fighting without fighting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... it's safe to say that these two economists (or four, in case they aren't the same two) expected the European Central Bank (ECB) to announce that it's 24-member Governing Council has decided to ease monetary policy in the region this day. It doesn't matter ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... widened more than expected and weekly initial unemployment claims rose. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets got a boost as the ECB pledged to further ease monetary conditions if necessary and hinted at quantitative easing to keep deflation at bay. However ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... Blicksilver, director of Marblehead Asset Management. LONDON - Europe's main stock indices inched higher, a day before a key ECB monetary policy meeting, helped by data showing a pickup in US job creation. London's FTSE 100 rose 0.10 per cent to close ...

Better than good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... more money to offset the expected "bad" after-effects of the higher consumption tax. So it is with the European Central Bank (ECB). It might be biding it's time, but markets are left without a doubt that it would announce its own form of stimulation ...

The waiting game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... the waiting game. Investors' attention would be on what the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the European Central Bank (ECB) would do after they met and deliberated on monetary policy this week... and Japan and China and America. It's easy pickings ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
... 0810 AEDT on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 19 points at 5,357. Slovak central bank chief and ECB Governing Council member Josef Makuch said the bank was prepared to combat deflationary risks threatening the recovery in ...