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Convince me

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
... cuts" behaviour once and for all and just murder Greece. If you still have Greek bonds in your portfolio -either you're the ECB or you're Rip van Winkle. Financial markets went on holding pattern last night awaiting the all-important US non-farm payrolls ...

Rejoice for May has gone away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... sales and other spending austerity measures. It's good news now, ya?. There'll be no more "reprofiling" because according to ECB officials "reprofiling" is tantamount to default. Duh! Ya, it is good news - until next year. We've seen this show before. ...

Australian market to shrug off Greek woes

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... medium term finance over the next year. If it receives help from Europe's leaders then the overall exposure of the EU, IMF and ECB to the Greek government could reach a,-200 billion by the end of 2012. "Equity markets are likely to react negatively in ...

Judgment Day bargains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... 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 don't get ...

Seeing evil, hearing evil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... 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! Financial ...

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 ...

Been there, done that

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... done that! There's news out of Europe concerning Portugal. Lisbon officials are meeting with a delegation from the IMF, the ECB and the EU to discuss the terms of its bailout, whispered to total around 80 billion euros. Oh yes, there's also the issue ...

Yikes the ECB hikes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
... 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 first interest rate move in almost two years. It raised its refinancing rate to 1.25 per cent after ...

Unshaken and unstirred

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... 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 after ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... was given a lift by the continuing strength of the dollar and euro against the Japanese unit as the US Federal Reserve and ECB consider tightening their monetary policies. Japanese investors were also keeping an eye on upcoming earnings reports, looking ...