All posts tagged "European Central Bank"

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  Greece plotting return to bond markets with or without ECB

  Tsipras comments on bond market return, implementation of bailout commitments

  • Posted June 29, 2017
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  Troubled Italian Bank Says Capital Hole Bigger than Expected

  MILAN – Troubled Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena will need more rescue money than previously expected, according to calculations by the European Central Bank, potentially complicating the government’s rescue efforts. The ECB, the main regulator...

  • Posted December 27, 2016
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  European Central Bank adds half a trillion euros in stimulus

  FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank is adding half a trillion euros ($579 billion) in stimulus to the eurozone economy to support growth as Europe heads into what could be a tumultuous election year. The bank’s...

  • Posted December 8, 2016
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  For ECB and Fed, Trump Complicates Decisions on Rate Policy

  FRANKFURT, Germany — Donald Trump’s surprise election victory has helped solidify expectations for an interest rate increase next month by the U.S. Federal Reserve – but may have complicated a decision for the European Central Bank, which...

  • Posted November 14, 2016
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  US stock indexes mixed; Nasdaq ekes out another record high

  Even on a day when the major U.S. stock indexes barely budged, the market notched another milestone. The Nasdaq composite eked out a gain, pushing the tech-heavy index to its second record-high close in a row. The...

  • Posted September 7, 2016
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  Stocks close mostly higher, helped by technology, oil

  NEW YORK – Stocks ended slightly higher on Friday, helped by better-than-expected quarterly results from Google’s parent Alphabet and retailer Amazon and a modest recovery in oil prices. However, the gains were held back by disappointing results...

  • Posted July 29, 2016
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  Another creep higher sends S&P 500 to record high, again

          NEW YORK – Another day, another lazy drift higher for stocks and another record high. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 9.86 points, or 0.5 percent, to 2,175.03on Friday. It surpassed its...

  • Posted July 22, 2016
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  Stock Indexes Listless, Remain Close To Record Levels

  Stock indexes were listless in midday trading Thursday after the European Central Bank held interest rates at record lows and a series of U.S. companies reported mixed earnings

  • Posted July 21, 2016
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  IMF: Brexit Fallout Will Shave Eurozone Growth in 2016, 2017

  Was projecting 1.7 percent growth this year and next before vote

  • Posted July 8, 2016
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  US Stock Indexes End Strong Week with Gains

  Investors in a buying mood amid low interest rates

  • Posted July 1, 2016