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Snakes and ladders

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010
... one million euros. European government bond spreads blew out and equity markets sold off. Apart from the European Central Bank (ECB), who'll be willing - rather stupid enough - to lend to Europe? Worse, more banks would be required to hold more capital ...

Stress test stress

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... charge of the world banking almanac, chances are they're Spanish too you too. The bottomline is that the European Central Bank has again put its credibility on the line - and it is found wanting. In local news, we were all glued to our HDTV sets between ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
... Spain's finances put investors in a selling mood. Stock market sentiment was gloomy, and indications from the European Central Bank that eurozone lenders were in reasonable financial shape failed to lift spirits. European news was dominated by Spain ...

Down on old news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... late the hero". For sure, there were other reports that swayed financial markets in the up direction. The European Central Bank's (ECB) three-month Long-Term Refinancing Operation (LTRO) tender met with very low demand, suggesting that European banks ...

EOFYS

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... Next stop, Europe. Yes, there's an OMG moment there too. There the worry is about the expiration of the European Central Bank's (ECB) lending program that was introduced last year to provide liquidity and encourage private sector lending. European banks ...

Mood change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
... crisis that is Europe. Financial markets welcomed the ECB's raised economic projections for the region. The European Central Bank (ECB) predicts that the Eurozone economy will grow by around 1 per cent in 2010 instead of 0.8 per cent. Big deal again! ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
... workers are starting to find jobs. LONDON - European stock exchanges ended higher on Thursday after the European Central Bank left interest rates at a record low and promised short-term liquidity to the financial sector. An upbeat report from the Federal ...

Nein to naked shorts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
... political meddling. Then the euro was born, and Germany's Bundesbank gave up control of monetary policy to the European Central Bank -- the institution whose reputation for political independence is now being questioned. So what's a German to do to defend ...

Trillion dollar kitchen sink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
... from the IMF -- shall be made available to members in financial stress. And if these were not enough, the European Central Bank (ECB) will start buying bonds of distressed Eurozone countries. Still not enough? The Fed has reopened its emergency currency-swap ...

Death by algorithm

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
... crisis. But this might be resolved through concerted action by the G-20 and/or quantitative easing by the European Central Bank. Or perhaps... China could buy Greece. In the end, this correction could prove to be another good entry point for investors ...