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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... its main "refinancing" rate steady at 0.05 per cent, as expected at its monthly policy meeting. But while its chief Mario Draghi said the ECB had stepped up preparations for more anti-deflation measures, these will be reassessed only in January. In local ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
... confirmed that the German economy grew 0.1 per cent in the third quarter, narrowly avoiding a recession. ECB chief Mario Draghi's signalling last week the bank's readiness to act quickly to deter deflation, sparking fresh stimulus hopes, and China's ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... for the first time in more than two years to boost sagging economic growth. Also, European Central Bank president Mario Draghi signalled on Friday that new stimulus measures were being prepared to boost the flagging eurozone economy. CMC Markets chief ...

Santa came to town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
... whispering hope and financial markets welcomed his voice. Speaking in Frankfurt, European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi promised that the ECB would "do what we must to raise inflation and inflation expectations as fast as possible." "If ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... shares look set to open higher following strong gains on international markets after European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi signalled possible further stimulus measures and positive US jobs figures. At 0834 AEST on Friday, the December share price ...

A trillion euros is in the mail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... expected a,-1 trillion expansion in the European Central Bank's (ECB) balance sheet has just become fact - ECB President Mario Draghi promised - and it's unanimous. Most would have probably read the ECB statement by this time - and the various spins ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... 4,128.90 points, while Frankfurt's DAX 30 index shed 0.66 per cent to 8,987.80 points. European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi at the EU summit in Brussels said states needed to make efforts to avoid the eurozone relapsing into recession. Germany and ...

Super Mario dropkicks markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
Draghi dropkicks markets. Super "whatever it takes" Mario has promised a lot... but delivered short. Hence, we got what we got last night. The euro reversed its decline, so did euro bond yields and European equity indices dropped. The Euro Stoxx-600 ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
... Thursday, holding its main "refinancing" rate steady at 0.05 per cent after cutting it last month. And ECB chief Mario Draghi announced that the bank will start covered bond and asset-backed security (ABS) purchases, aimed at injecting cash into the ...

New masters of universe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... In fact, the ECB is set to announce the details of its recent policy easing measures later tonight. ECB president Mario Draghi only last night reiterated his pledge "...to deliver our most important commitment, which is to bring inflation back close ...