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The prescience of Super Mario

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
Rising momentum in the Eurozone economy have triggered speculations that the European Central Bank (ECB) would not only taper its QE programme soon but also lift interest rates by the first quarter of 2018. The problem with this is that stronger economic ...

ECB nips the bud of rate hike speculations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... continued sprouting of green shoots in the Eurozone economy has recently triggered speculations that the European Central Bank (ECB) would soon taper its policy accommodation measures soon. While the Governing Council voted to keep monetary policy settings ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... previous month as the participation rate decreased to 64.5% from 64.7%. ECB monetary policy decision The European Central Bank (ECB) kept monetary policy unchanged at its 20 October governing council meeting, marking the six straight month that it has ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... combined effects of a 1.0% increase in exports over the month and a 1.0% fall in imports. ECB on hold The European Central Bank (ECB) announced no change in monetary policy settings - repo rate at 0%; deposit rate at -0.4%; lending rate at 0.25%; asset ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
ECB policy decision As expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) kept monetary policy unchanged - repo rate at 0%; marginal lending facility rate at 0.25%; deposit facility rate at minus 0.4%; monthly purchases at €80 billion - at its 21 April meeting. ...

It's "whatever it takes" time again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
Woe is us! Just as the European Central Bank (ECB) appears to be winning its fight against inflation, justifying its less-than-expected "go slow" on stimulus policy announcement last 3 December, crude oil comes along. Though minimal, latest Eurozone ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
... Wall Street stocks have risen following a wave of mostly solid US data and a fresh confirmation of that the European Central Bank's economic stimulus program will continue. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 64.33 points (0.36 per cent) on Wednesday ...

The die is cast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
... funds that need to match their liabilities, passive investors who track debt indexes, and other central banks, which buy European securities as part of their balance-sheet management (Bloomberg)" and we have even greater demand. And then there's the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... for the first time in more than two years to boost sagging economic growth. Also, European Central Bank president Mario Draghi signalled on Friday that new stimulus measures were being prepared to boost the flagging eurozone economy. CMC Markets chief ...

Santa came to town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
... last Friday, but he was whispering hope and financial markets welcomed his voice. Speaking in Frankfurt, European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi promised that the ECB would "do what we must to raise inflation and inflation expectations as ...