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Any reason will do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
Just give me a reason, any reason. There were big central bank meetings overnight -- the European Central Bank and the Bank of England debated their respective monetary policy settings - but nothing changed. It was same old, same old. So you could imagine ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... Australian market looks set to open lower following the lead of international markets overnight after comments from European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi. At 0646 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was DOWN 11 points ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013
... putting it on track to match its highest close in five years. The Nasdaq composite was down one point at 3,105. European Central Bank head Mario Draghi said the struggling euro zone should start growing again later this year, but he warned that the region ...

Market Wrap - AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... main stock markets fell as investors digested more US Federal Reserve monetary easing and an EU deal to give the European Central Bank (ECB) supervisory powers over the banking sector. Sentiment was soothed somewhat as the European Union also cleared ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... open higher after gains on markets in Europe and the United States. Stocks in France and Germany rose after the European Central Bank (ECB) said a decision to leave its key rate unchanged was not unanimous. Wall Street was marginally higher as investors ...

It's just plain dumb

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... deal. "Twas another good day in Europe - the Stoxx 600 closed 0.7% higher to an 18-month high -- despite the European Central Bank (ECB) cutting its 2012 growth forecast to minus 0.5% from minus 0.4% (predicted in September) and 2013 to plus 0.3% from ...

Ten-year future vs. 10-minute tick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... each time Greece goes a-begging - with anxiety. You would think that the great minds of the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund (and while you're at it include the great minds of expert bloggers) would have cut ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... "delivered" on its economic reform pledges and a long-awaited report from its troika of creditors - the European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund - is "positive". But Germany said only part of the troika's latest report was ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... 120.95 points (0.94 per cent) to 12,811.78. European stock markets closed lower and the euro edged down after European central banks held key interest rates at record low levels and debt-stricken Greece approved new austerity measures. London's FTSE ...

The song remains the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... iota of the future. It was status quo all around. The songs remain the same. The Reserve Bank of Australia, the European Central Bank and the Bank of England all kept monetary policy thingies as they were a few days ago. The song remains the same for ...