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E.U. Praise for Greece Fails to Stem Bond Sell-Off
October 17th, 2014
On Thursday, as more investors fled Greek bonds, they drove the government’s long-term borrowing costs to nearly 9 percent — up from 7 percent on Wednesday and the highest level since January. Although Greece appeared to be on the ...
Further German economic slowdown is expected
October 14th, 2014
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany drops by 10.5 points in October 2014 and now stands at minus 3.6 points (long-term average: 24.5 points). Decreasing for the tenth consecutive time, the index has returned to negative territory ...
Prolonged German downturn could prompt stimulus rethink
October 8th, 2014
The last thing the faltering European economy would appear to need right now is a sudden downturn in Germany, hitherto the bloc’s pillar of strength. But a bout of German weakness may be precisely what is required to convince ...
Draghi’s Buying Spree for the ECB Might Start Modestly
October 2nd, 2014
When Mario Draghi writes his first check to pay for asset purchases, he might not use much ink. While the European Central Bank president pledged to start a program this month to buy asset-backed securities and covered bonds, initial ...
Mario Draghi: ECB should Become More Active
September 23rd, 2014
Mario Draghi says he won’t sit back and wait for stimulus to reach the economy. The European Central Bank president said a planned asset-purchase program shows that policy makers will steer the size of the institution’s balance sheet to ...
U.S. Stock Futures Are Little Changed Before Output Data
September 2nd, 2014
U.S. stock-index futures were little changed, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index recorded its biggest monthly gain since February, before data that may show manufacturing in the world’s biggest economy continued to expand in August. Apple Inc. and ...
ECB’s Draghi Considering Large-Scale Bond Purchases
September 1st, 2014
Between Mario Draghi and quantitative easing lies an obstacle course. The European Central Bank president’s signal that he’s considering large-scale bond purchases raises the question of how to surmount hurdles from political and legal challenges to conflicts with measures ...
Asian shares slump as Ukraine tensions flare
August 29th, 2014
Asian shares slumped on Friday, after flaring Ukrainetensions spoiled investor risk appetite and bolstered the safe-haven yen. Ukraine’s president said Russian troops had entered his country in support of pro-Moscow rebels who captured a key coastal town, escalating a five-month-old ...
Interview with Danièle Nouy, Chair of the SSM
August 26th, 2014
Interview with Danièle Nouy, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), conducted by Theano Theiopoulou from Phileleftheros newspaper: 1. How is preparatory work for the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) progressing? Will everything be ready by 4 November? As ...
Draghi rules ECB Action
August 25th, 2014
Inflation expectations have deteriorated across the euro area and signaled policy makers are ready to add fresh monetary stimulus, according to the European Central Bank president, Mario Draghi. Yet officials aren’t finished with measures to stave off Japan-style stagnation. ...
