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Any reason will do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... the problem now, I thought. Are the days of wine and roses going? Gone? Turns out it was all because of this statement by ECB President Mario Draghi: On the exchange rate, the first thing is that the appreciation is, in a sense, a sign of the return ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... 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 at 4,883. ...

Gone in 60 seconds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... yields (in spite of the previous night's spike) have fallen heaps and European banks are repaying their LTRO loans from the ECB. But Europe being Europe, expect the unexpected to happen. France and Germany are at it again. French President Francois Hollande ...

It's happening

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013

Good, better, best

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... return to growth looks to be on the cards during the first half of 2013." If Markit is correct, this is even better than the ECB's late 2013 growth comeback. The better. China hard landing is dead. In addition to the improved data on retail sales, industrial ...

Fed ECB BOJ, Unlimited

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013

Today we wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013

Repressed rally

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... target of 2.0% and implement an open-ended asset-buying programme (and why not it seems to be working for the Fed and the ECB). These will be complimented by a massive fiscal spending programme by the government. So why the repressed rally atmosphere ...

Beggar me not my neighbour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... leaders have in no uncertain terms expressed their desire to keep the yen low. And this last night from 'The Telegraph,' "The ECB has so far refused to act to curb euro strength, standing aloof as Japan, the US, Britain, Switzerland, Norway, New Zealand ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
... when the European single currency had hit a near 11-month high against the greenback following positive comments last week by ECB chief Mario Draghi on the outlook for the eurozone. HONG KONG - Asian shares were mixed on a lack of direction from Wall ...