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Chief economist update: Europa rides the bull once again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
... year-to-date -- and the VStoxx index dropped to a reading of 16.7 points - down 33% year-to-date - just as the European Central Bank (ECB) released the minutes of its 11 March of meeting detailing the Governing Council's concern over the regions' ...

Chief economist update: Great Scott! Mighty Mo to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... would have described him as 'super', but I've already used that moniker in reference to former European Central Bank (ECB) president Marion Draghi when he did "whatever it took" to save the splintering of the single currency region from splintering ...

Chief economist update: Arrivederci Signor Draghi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
Super "whatever it takes" Mario Draghi's final outing as president of the European Central Bank (ECB) came and went without much fanfare. The ECB kept monetary policy settings unchanged at its October 24 meeting. This is to be expected after it ...

Chief economist update: Whatever it takes, however long it takes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
Financial Standard already said its piece several days before the European Central Bank's (ECB) September 12 meeting, concluding that: "Super Mario would want to go out with a bang (his last month in office) and do "whatever it takes" to mitigate ...

Chief economist update: Super Mario's last hurrah

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... domestic price pressures, and, thus, headline inflation developments over the medium term." This was what European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi told his audience (and the world) at his press conference straight after the ECB's last monetary ...

Chief economist update: ECB to leave no policy tool unturned

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
When the European Central Bank (ECB) concluded its Governing Council meeting on the June 6, not only had it announced to keep monetary policy settings unchanged - repo at 0.00%; marginal lending facility at 0.25%; deposit facility at -0.4% - but it ...

Chief economist update: ECB digs deeper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
Super Mario's back to doing whatever it takes. When European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi spoke at 'The ECB and Its Watchers XX' conference in Frankfurt on March 27, he concluded his speech emphasising that, "... the ECB will ...

Chief economist update: European Central Bank policy U-turn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... you think is right... In a dark room you move with tiny steps. You don't run, but you do move, said European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi. About two months after the ECB ended QE - its â,¬2.6 trillion asset purchase programme on 31 ...

Chief economist update: Super Mario keeps his cool

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
The European Central Bank's (ECB) October 25 Governing Council meeting concluded with a decision that markets widely expected. The ECB left interest rates unchanged - the benchmark refinancing rate at 0%, the marginal lending facility rate at 0.25% ...

Chief economist update: Steady as she goes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
Yesterday's European Central Bank's (ECB) Governing Council meeting would have been a big ho-hum were it not for some minor, albeit significant, tweaks in the bank's outlook. As expected, the ECB left interest rates unchanged - the benchmark ...
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