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Daily economic update

... total number of commitments, excluding refinancing increased by 1.2 per cent. In overseas news, the European Central Bank (ECB) kept interest rates unchanged at 2.5 per cent as expected following its Council meeting last night. What was not expected ...

Daily economic update

... European Central Bank's outlook for stronger activity in the region. This, combined with inflation that remains above the ECB's target ceiling, gives meat to expectations for further rate hikes.

Daily economic update

... its highest level since 1991. The resurgence in German confidence is increasing expectations that the European Central Bank (ECB) would raise interest rates again as early as May.

Daily economic update

... Rising producer prices are yet to pass through into higher prices for consumer goods in Germany. But the European Central Bank (ECB) would want to pre-empt any upward movement in CPI inflation by lifting rates anew. The ECB has already increased rates ...

Daily economic update

... consistent with market views for slower pace of US economic growth later this year. In the Eurozone, European Central Bank (ECB) chief economist Otmar Issing warned that there is a large amount of liquidity available to the Eurozone which the central ...

Daily economic update

... monetary bias of other central banks. The US Federal Reserve is expected to continue raising interest rates this year, the ECB has tightened policy despite still weak growth in the economy and the BoJ is expected to end its zero interest rate policy ...

Daily economic update

... orders. This is unlikely to continue and masks the strong underlying components of the report. In Europe, European Central Bank (ECB) president Jean Claude Trichet noted that interest rates remain accommodative and they intend to raise interest rates ...

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 ...

Daily economic update

... 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 he believes ...

Daily economic update

... to US$1.2311 per euro in New York trade - the lowest since 14 September - following suggestions by European Central Bank (ECB) officials of the need for higher interest rates to prevent the resurgence in oil prices from pushing up inflation. In Germany ...