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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... Japanese inflation was back to zero and had slowed for a seventh straight month might also have the market thinking more stimulus is likely, he said. "These QEs, free-flowing cash, low interest rates are really putting a rocket under this market... who ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... important level, one week after the European Central Bank began its 1.14-trillion-euro ($A1.58 trillion) bond-buying stimulus. Frankfurt's benchmark DAX 30 soared 2.24 per cent to a new record close at 12,167.72 points. The DAX has gained 24 per cent ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... shares. HONG KONG - The US dollar edged closer towards parity with the euro after the European Central Bank kicked off its stimulus program this week, while Asian equity markets recovered slightly from a recent sell-off. Sydney shares were given a lift ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... fresh 12-year high against the euro two days after the European Central Bank launched a massive government bond-buying stimulus program. The Federal Reserve, meanwhile, is winding down its extraordinary stimulus. Some analysts have expressed worry at ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... The euro tumbled through the $US1.09 level to strike a fresh 11.5-year low as the ECB nears the launch of its massive stimulus package and strong US jobs data raises the possibility of a US rate hike soon. Frankfurt's benchmark DAX 30 index of top companies ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... at 5,873.7.. NEW YORK - US stocks have snapped a two-day losing streak, finishing higher on news of European monetary stimulus and a $21 billion pharmaceutical merger. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 18,135.72, up 38.82 points (0.21 per cent). ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... stock markets slipped after recent strong gains, with traders sitting tight as the eurozone awaits fresh central bank stimulus. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index dropped 0.74 per cent on Tuesday to close at 6,889.13 points after reaching a record intra-day ...

BOJ optimistic as forever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... inclined them toward keeping the federal funds rate at its effective lower bound for a longer time". Should the BOJ increase stimulus again in the coming months, it wouldn't come as a surprise.

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... local market posted its biggest weekly gain in two years, helped by the European Central Bank's bigger-than-expected stimulus package. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 81.9 points, or 1.51 per cent, to 5,501.8 points. The broader All Ordinaries index ...

Super Mario delivers huge stimulus package

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
"I've got sunshine on a cloudy day... I guess you'd say What can make me feel this way?" Mario, Mario, Mario Talkin' 'bout Q-E Q-E. Yes Virginia, he did it. Super Mario brought sunshine to the financial markets on this, a cold and cloudy Frankfurt day. ...