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The seventh day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
... rates were set to zero without income-generating employment. Isn't this America's current problem? In Europe, the European Central Bank has just concluded their monetary gabfest and decided to keep interest rates at 1.25 per cent. That's good. But not ...

Australian market to shrug off Greek woes

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... impact on the global financial recovery. Greece is estimated to have unsustainable debt of $456 billion with the European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund and other European governments all keen to avoid bearing the brunt of another bailout ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
... its booming economy. The Greek debt crisis continues to unsettle the markets amid sharp exchanges between the European Central Bank which opposes any restructuring of its obligations and politicians hoping to find some way out of a dangerous impasse. ...

Judgment Day bargains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... is that the new municipal governments would uncover more hidden debts. And to ensure financial Armageddon, the European Central Bank (ECB) continues to whisper "interest rate hike" into investors' ears. It raised interest rates just last month. If Europe ...

Seeing evil, hearing evil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... spill over into core prices (those that exclude food and energy). Concern over inflation had even prompted the European Central Bank (ECB) to raise interest rates last month in spite of the lingering debt crisis among many of its members. But nah, niet! ...

Budget bore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... countries. They've been raising interest rates almost forever to try to bring down inflation. Heck, even the European Central Bank - with all its problems and all - have raised interest rates last month because of the dreaded "I" word. And what do we ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... Jones forecast for $US1 billion ($A929 million) in April. The European Union, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank (ECB) began an audit of finances and reforms in Greece to determine whether it merits a critical new slice of funding ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... Tuesday. On Thursday, investor attention will return to interest rate decisions in the eurozone and Britain. The European Central Bank is expected to keep its key interest rate at 1.25 percent, but may signal a further increase amid climbing prices in ...

Laissez faire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
... welcome the IMF's analytical work on the functioning of the IMS" (International Monetary System). But French European Central Bank Governing Council Member Christian Noyer had a different - and perhaps the correct one for he was there (I wasn't) - interpretation. ...

Yikes the ECB hikes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
The European Central Bank had lift off! There was hardly a ripple in financial markets when the central bank of the region with a single currency went ahead and raised interest rates last week. Darn straight Virginia, the ECB has just handed down its ...