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China's turn to provide buy opportunities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
... through most of last year. Two weeks ago it was America and fears of Fed unwinding. Last week it was Italy and scares of a European debt crisis flashback. This week, China's the culprit. It'll be slowing again. No, make that a hard landing while you're ...

Fear is here

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... Obama's business-unfriendly policies. That was also the period when concerns over Europe re-emerged: The European Central Bank (ECB) lowered the single currency area's 2013 growth outlook; but more palpitation-inducing was the uncertainty over which ...

Any reason will do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
Just give me a reason, any reason. There were big central bank meetings overnight -- the European Central Bank and the Bank of England debated their respective monetary policy settings - but nothing changed. It was same old, same old. So you could imagine ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... market looks set to open lower following the lead of international markets overnight after comments from European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi. At 0646 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was DOWN 11 points at 4,883. ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... higher after gains on markets in Europe and the United States. Stocks in France and Germany rose after the European Central Bank (ECB) said a decision to leave its key rate unchanged was not unanimous. Wall Street was marginally higher as investors remained ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... leaped higher, boosted by a surprise drop in the US unemployment rate and on the back of upbeat comments from European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi. At the close on Friday, London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies was 0.74 per cent higher at 5,871.02 ...

Super Mario to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
... fully effective backstop for removing the tail risk of Europe." With these words, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi put a stop to months of speculation, hearsays and guesswork. Mario announced an open-ended bond buying programme which, henceforth ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian sharemarket looks set to open one per cent higher after the European Central Bank (ECB) announced measures to help tackle the region's sovereign debt crisis. At 0813 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... At 0818 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 4,295. The European Central Bank is due to meeting on Thursday (European time), with all eyes on president Mario Draghi for new measures to fight the region's ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... manufacturing declined for the third straight month and as investors weighed prospects of new bond-buying by the European Central Bank. At close, London's FTSE 100 index of top companies was 1.50 per cent lower at 5585.61 points, Frankfurt's DAX 30 lost ...