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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... McCarthy said the US markets had flattened out after markets mulled over comments from European Central Bank president Mario Draghi that flagged potential stimulus measures for Europe. "The possibility of that occurring (stimulus measures) appeared to ...

Action! in June

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
European Central Bank president Mario Draghi appears to have dragged out his promised action on monetary policy long enough. While the ECB announced no changes in monetary policy after its Governing Council meeting last night - the benchmark rate at ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... and Apple (-0.7 per cent). LONDON - Europe's main stock markets closed higher after European Central Bank president Mario Draghi hinted that policymakers were prepared to cut rates in June. The euro hit a two-and-a-half-year peak near $US1.40 after the ...

ECB to stay in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
Phew! That was close. No Virginia, we didn't hear this sigh of relief from European Central Bank president Mario Draghi yesterday, but we would have had the Fed's policy announcement and America's first quarter GDP growth update not drowned out the ...

Bouncy bouncy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... staying my day of crucifixion for this. Phew! In one of the clearest signal yet that it's about to act, ECB chief Mario Draghi declared that "The strengthening of the exchange rate requires further monetary stimulus. That's an important dimension for ...

The art of fighting without fighting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... refinancing rate unchanged at 0.25% and... more "forward guidance". In his post-meeting press conference, ECB President Mario Draghi assured you, I and Irene (one more time) that, "We talked about lower interest rates, a lower deposit facility rate ...

Crimea makes it domestic

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
... Central Bank (ECB) - is perturbed. It voted to keep interest rates unchanged overnight. According to ECB President Mario Draghi, "When we look at the specific situation in Ukraine, and if we look at that in a fairly, I would say, from -- from a purely ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... recovery in the eurozone. The European Central Bank held its key interest rates steady at 0.25 per cent with bank head Mario Draghi brushing off widespread talk that damaging deflation was becoming a threat. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ended the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
... retreated as investors digested weak Chinese economic data and a cautious outlook from European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi. However, the euro rallied on news that activity in the eurozone private sector economy hit a 31-month high in January as ...

Governor Carney is no monkey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013