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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
... 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 from a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... 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 the 17-nation ...

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 ...

Unshaken and unstirred

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... sparked protests and street demonstrations. And its neighbours, they're now facing higher borrowing costs. The European Central Bank (ECB) has just handed down its first interest rate hike. The ECB raised its refinancing rate by 25 bps to 1.25 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... aid was positive, removing an irritating uncertainty after months of intense speculation. Similarly, the European Central Bank's first rise in interest rates in nearly three years to 1.25 per cent from a record low 1.00 per cent was widely anticipated. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... concerns over Middle East unrest and higher oil prices. The markets appear to have fully discounted an expected European Central Bank rate rise to 1.25 per cent from the record low 1.00 per cent where they have been since May 2009 in an effort to bolster ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... markets traded in a narrow range, with investors cautious ahead of an interest rate rise expected by the European Central Bank this week. London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares fell 0.17 per cent to finish at 6,007.06 points. In Paris the CAC 40 was ...

RBA worries not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... and announced that it expected the country to seek external financing. Not good by itself but worse if the European Central Bank (ECB) raises interest rates this month as many expect. Last time I looked, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was still ...