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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... euros at mostly lower rates in a bond auction, reflecting what was then still improved market confidence and European Central Bank efforts to boost eurozone liquidity. HONG KONG - Asian markets were broadly higher, boosted by strong bond auctions in ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... the hit. Meanwhile, a surge in Italy's borrowing costs and comments from policy makers that quashed hopes of a European Central Bank intervention sparked a selloff in commodity markets, with oil plummeting 5.2 per cent and gold tumbling 4.5 per cent. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... market strategist Imre Speizer said the local currency is simply following a downwards trend in Europe. "The ECB (European Central Bank)'s opposition to stepping up and doing a bond purchase program, and (German chancellor Angela) Merkel saying she was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
... leaders at a two-day summit in Brussels. A deal on tighter fiscal control is considered a crucial step before the European Central Bank will consider committing more money to lower borrowing costs of heavily indebted countries like Italy and Spain by ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
... break up of the eurozone. Shares slumped 1.5 per cent at the open, wiping out December's gains to date, after the European Central Bank President Mario Draghi dampened speculation the ECB would boost its bond purchase program to help distressed European ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
... lost 12.4 points, or 0.28 per cent, to 4,338.9. NEW YORK - US stocks closed sharply lower after the head of the European Central Bank poured cold water on hopes that the bank will boost its bond-buying to help contain the eurozone debt crisis. The Dow ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
... "chasing defensive investments like telecoms" ahead of further news out of Europe and a rate decision from the European Central Bank this evening. Telstra shares climbed to their highest point in 16 months, rising by 3.5 cents, or 1.1 per cent, to $3.29 ...

Euro debt crisis has silver lining for advisers: PIMCO

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
... advisers last week, Fisher spoke about the multi-layered issues facing Europe and policymakers including how the European Central Bank (ECB) should outline the solvent and insolvent countries with government debt buying support for solvent nations and ...

Waiting to exhale 5

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
... Mechanism (ESM). However, MarketWatch reports that the Germans are against this combo. There's rumour that the European Central Bank (ECB) will announce an interest rate cut tonight and that it is only the size of the reduction that is being determined. ...

PIGS!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
... process just as it did back in August after it downgraded the USA's triple A over the budget standoff. So did European Central Bank governing council Christian Noyer. "They changed their methodology and it's now more linked to political factors and less ...