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Brazilian CB might need to stop shaving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... high of 7.2% and all a,-4 billion worth Italy planned to sell, sold. And why not? Super Mario is here. Last night, ECB President Mario Draghi left no room for interpretation when he said that, "Our monetary policy remains accommodative... We are far ...

Any reason will do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... problem now, I thought. Are the days of wine and roses going? Gone? Turns out it was all because of this statement by ECB President Mario Draghi: On the exchange rate, the first thing is that the appreciation is, in a sense, a sign of the return of confidence ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... cent to 3399.04 points. Shares in debt crisis flashpoints, which had risen all day lifted by recent comments from ECB president Mario Draghi, pared gains by close with Madrid stocks up 0.73 per cent and Milan down 0.29 per cent. The euro fell to $US1.2562 ...

No change - no mas, no less

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
... Telegraph" printed that Frau Merkel's man in the ECB - German ECB executive board member Jorg Asmussen - is backing ECB President Mario Draghi's plan for large-scale bond purchases. This followed yesterday's news that the Bundesbank (in its monthly report) ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
... Stan Shamu said the Australian market had followed the overseas leads. "The main driver was the comments by the ECB president Mario Draghi who, basically, suggested they would do everything in their power to keep the euro intact," he said. "That drove ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
... Stan Shamu said the Australian market had followed the overseas leads. "The main driver was the comments by the ECB president Mario Draghi who, basically, suggested they would do everything in their power to keep the euro intact," he said. "That drove ...

All juiced up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... is at stake. Two central bank authorities did just that last night. While keeping interest rates on hold at 1.0%, ECB president Mario Draghi reminded all you bears wearing shorts that, "We monitor all developments closely and we stand ready to act" should ...

Sovereigns need not apply

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
... announced another 25 bps reduction in interest rates to 1.0% as well as new measures to help Europe's banks "only", ECB President Draghi gave European pollies the one-finger salute. To support banks' liquidity, the ECB announced four measures: "First ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... rose 0.50 per cent, Milan 0.69 per cent, Brussels 0.92 per cent, Lisbon 1.10 per cent and Madrid 1.49 per cent. ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet said the bank now expects the eurozone 1.6 per cent growth in 2011 and to 1.3 per cent in 2012, compared ...

The seventh day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
... decided to keep interest rates at 1.25 per cent. That's good. But not so fast ol' boy, in his post-meeting statement, ECB President Trichet was talking about "strong vigilance" one more time. Those in the know, knows that this is the code word for 'rate ...