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Banks Battle Speculation Denmark’s Euro Peg at Risk: Currencies

19/01/2015(0)
Banks in Scandinavia are joining the Danish government in trying to persuade offshore investors that the Nordic country isn’t about to copy Switzerland and drop its euro peg. SEB AB, the ... Read More
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What the Swiss franc shock means for markets

16/01/2015(0)
Dennis Gartman told CNBC the Swiss decision Thursday to abandon a key part of its monetary policy is the worst central bank move he’s ever seen. “This really is ... Read More
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Euro pinned near 11-year low as SNB move beefs up bets on ECB stimulus

16/01/2015(0)
The euro languished just above an 11-year trough on Friday as investors wagered that the Swiss move to abandon its currency cap meant it was almost certain the European ... Read More
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European Court of Justice – Outright Monetary Transactions (OMTs) case

14/01/2015(0)
Comments by Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board, on the legal opinion of the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice in the OMT case OMT case ... Read More
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Is the ECB allowed to buy sovereign bonds?

13/01/2015(0)
The European Court of Justice is looking into whether the ECB’s plan to buy sovereign bonds is really within its mandate. Experts expect the central bank to start its ... Read More
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Greece will need EU/IMF consent to cover funding needs via T-bills

12/01/2015(0)
Greece‘s leftist opposition Syriza party will need EU/IMF approval to issue short-term debt to cover funding needs in the first quarter if it takes power after a January 25 ... Read More
Various Euro notes are pictured laying on a table in Warsaw February 24, 2012. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

Euro hovers near 9-yr lows, undermined by ECB QE bets

08/01/2015(0)
The euro extended losses into a sixth straight day to trade near a nine-year low on Thursday, as investors bet the European Central Bank was getting closer to adopting ... Read More
Various Euro notes are pictured laying on a table in Warsaw February 24, 2012. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

Euro hits fresh low before inflation trial, bonds boom

07/01/2015(0)
The euro hit a nine-year trough today as collapsing oil prices and worries about the world economy drove skittish investors into the arms of safe-haven sovereign debt. From Japan to Germany to Australia, government borrowing costs ... Read More
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Euro Extends Slide on ECB Outlook; Asian Stocks, Oil Slip

05/01/2015(0)
The euro weakened to an almost nine-year low and Asian stocks fell amid concern Greece will exit the European currency union. Oil slumped to its lowest level since 2009, while silver ... Read More
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ECB President Draghi says that the Eurozone Is Facing ‘A Long Period Of Weakness’

02/01/2015(0)
The eurozone faces a growing risk of unstable prices, the head of the European Central Bank said in an interview published Friday, at a time when concerns are mounting ... Read More
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