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Digging dirt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... plus 0.2% previously) after a predicted contraction of 1.5% this year. And while we're at it, here's some more bad news. The ECB warned Greece that it would stop accepting Greek bonds and other collaterals pledged by Greek banks until the after IMF and ...

Wen's visible hand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... "coaxing" markets with its zero percent interest rates "through to late 2014" and "Operation Twist" carrots. The same goes for the ECB and the European Union and the BOE, et. al. But don't wipe that smile off your faces yet. For 'twas not the "as expected" ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
... Friday ahead of the release of US employment figures. "The eyes of the world are looking firmly at the US tonight after the ECB (European Central Bank), the PBOC (People's Bank of China) and the Bank of England all came out with some sort of concerted ...

Two cuts and a top up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
... after the European Central Bank cut its main interest rate to a record low but did not announce new stimulus measures. The ECB cut its main refinancing rate to 0.75 per cent in a widely anticipated move on Thursday. In London, the Bank of England maintained ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... as investors waited for key monetary policy decisions by the European Central Bank and Bank of England. Markets expect an ECB rate cut on Thursday along with a decision by the BoE to pump out an additional STG50 billion ($A76.78 billion) in stimulus ...

Waiting on the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... not even a mouse, for everybody was in wait mode. This time, everyone and his dog are waiting for the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England (BOE) to announce their respective monetary policy decisions. This is all well and good, if the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... investors banking on the Federal Reserve taking stimulus measures after the release of weak US manufacturing data and the ECB cutting rates on Thursday. Tokyo closed up 0.70 per cent, or 63.11 points, at 9,066.59 on Tuesday, and Seoul ended 0.87 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... against the dollar, as a trend sparked by the EU's surprise deal was underpinned by anticipation of a European Central Bank (ECB) rate cut. Locally, the mining giants were marginally higher at noon. BHP Billiton was 11 cents higher at $31.83, and Rio ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... the euro fell against the dollar, as a trend sparked by last week's surprise EU deal was underpinned by anticipation of an ECB rate cut, analysts say. Focus was also on the banks, as Barclays chairman Marcus Agius paid the price of "devastating" damage ...