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Markets edge higher anticipating ECB stimulus plan

22/01/2015(0)
US stocks finished Wednesday’s volatile session with marginal gains as investors expect the European Central Bank to unveil the monetary stimulus program at its meeting on Thursday. Investor confidence ... Read More
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ECB Executive Board’s QE Proposal Calls for Roughly €50 Billion in Bond Buys Per Month

22/01/2015(0)
The European Central Bank’s executive board proposed buying roughly €50 billion ($58 billion) a month in bonds for at least a year, according to people familiar with the matter, ... Read More
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Euro Near 11-Year Low as JGBs Plunge Before ECB

22/01/2015(0)
The euro traded near an 11-year low against the dollar and Japanese 10-year yields jumped the most since 2013 amid speculation the European Central Bank will boost stimulus through ... Read More
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Gold atop $1,300 for the first time since August

21/01/2015(0)
Investors are rushing back into gold, so much so that they pushed the price above $1,300 an ounce for the first time since August. In early electronic trading on ... Read More
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Markets advance in anticipation of the ECB meeting

20/01/2015(0)
US stock markets were closed on Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. When trading resumes today investor attention will likely be focused on earnings reports of big ... Read More
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Asian Stocks Slide With U.S. Futures, Bonds Climb on SNB

16/01/2015(0)
Asian shares dropped with U.S. index futures as the market turmoil sparked by Switzerland abandoning the franc’s cap extended into a second day. Sovereign bonds rallied and gold traded near a ... Read More
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Cyprus: a Recovery in Progress

15/01/2015(0)
Cyprus’s banks all passed the European Central Bank’s stress tests, a result that is indicative of the recovery that is under way in the country’s financial sector. However, for ... Read More
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EU legal advisor supports ECB’s bond purchase plan

15/01/2015(0)
EU Advocate General Cruz Villalon on Wednesday gave legal support to the European Central Bank (ECB) plan to purchase government bonds as an attempt to remedy the financial crisis ... Read More
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Yen falls against dollar, euro as Nikkei recovers

15/01/2015(0)
The yen weakened against the dollar and the euro in Asian trade Thursday, as a recovery in Tokyo stocks prompted selling of the safe-haven Japanese currency. The dollar USDJPY, +0.34%  was at ... Read More
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Interview with Benoît Cœuré, ECB

14/01/2015(0)
Interview with Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, on 13 January 2015 How concerned are you about the election of a new parliament in Greece ... Read More
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