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Daily economic update

The European Central Bank (ECB) raised its benchmark interest rate overnight to 2.5 per cent from 2.25 per cent. The latest move marks the second rate hike in three months. At a press conference following its decision, ECB President Jean Claude Trichet ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2006
... at 2,311.11. LONDON - Britain's leading shares closed lower, turning tail from a higher start after the European Central Bank hiked rates, although strong results buoyed financials such as Standard Chartered and Aviva. The FTSE 100 index closed 11.1 ...

Daily economic update

... rose to A$9.3 billion in the December quarter -- the highest level on record. Overseas, it appears like the European Central Bank (ECB) is laying the groundwork for an eventual rise in interest rates. ECB council member Nicholas Garganas stated that ...

Daily economic update

... oil. Export prices rose by 0.1 per cent. Prices will be viewed positively by the Fed. In other news, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England left interest rates unchanged at 2.25 per cent and 4.5 per cent, respectively.

Daily economic update

... 543,600 in December, from 536,600 in November, up 2.7 per cent from a year ago. Overseas, speculation that the European Central Bank will lift interest rates three times this year sent the euro up against the US dollar and the Japanese yen. Markets expect ...

Daily Economic Update

... signs that growth in Europe has recovered from a slowdown in the second quarter. Faster growth gave the European Central Bank room to raise interest rates this month for the first time in five years keep a lid on inflation. Financial markets expect German ...

Daily Economic Update

... This contrasts with the continued monetary policy tightening campaign by the US Federal Reserve and now the European Central Bank, which raised interest rates last night to 2.25 per cent - the first interest rate hike since October 2000. The Bank of ...

Daily Economic Update

... the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate has continued to rise after exceeding 6 per cent in October. The European Central Bank (ECB) meets Thursday and may raise interest rates from its 60-year low of 2.0 per cent, although ECB President Jean Claude ...

Daily Economic Update

... October. Financial markets expected a decline to 105. Rising consumer confidence is one of the indications the European Central Bank monitors as it prepares to raise interest rates at its next policy meeting next week. In the United Kingdom, minutes ...

Daily economic update: Consumer confidence rebounds

... investor concern over the on-going riots in France and doubts over an imminent interest rate hike by the European Central Bank. The sell-off was exacerbated by automatic sell orders currency traders placed to limit losses.