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Wow on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
... because they're also on the fiscal austerity path. Want more proof? We all know about the humungous spending cuts the IMF/ECB/EU troika demanded Greece implement and adhere to before approving its second bailout last month. Well folks, the Greek central ...

Greece still matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
... better-than-expected 1.6% in January from the previous month's 2.6% drop. But whatever they are, they're sufficient for the ECB to revise its growth outlook - it now sees the Eurozone economy contracting by 0.1% instead of 0.3% this year before accelerating ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
... open, wiping out December's gains to date, after the European Central Bank President Mario Draghi dampened speculation the ECB would boost its bond purchase program to help distressed European countries. "The structural imbalances (in Europe) now look ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
... opened a crucial two-day summit in Brussels mired in divisions over a treaty change demanded by Germany and undermined by an ECB warning there will be no big boost in rescue funding. Earlier the ECB cut its key interest rates for the eurozone, by a quarter ...

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 ...