Yield buyers beware
Interest rates in the EU and the UK remain at historic lows, making life hard and a little riskier for yield seekers.
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Why Europe needs to raise its game
Peripheral Europe needs to raise its game against Germany if it is to prosper, while disparate inflation rates are a necessary part of the eurozones very painful adjustment process, according to Arbuthnots Ruth Lea.
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Is QE the right option for Europe Axa IM
The ECB again kept policy unchanged last week so it is worth considering the merits of doing QE at this time.
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ECB should beware grave risks
The ECB bods are not expected to make any radical calls in today’s Governing Council meeting, but with eurozone deflationary risk back on the agenda could we be on the cusp of quantitative easing?
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Complacent ECB warned of deflationary disaster
Commentators have backed credit while warning of the “spectre of deflation” in the eurozone after the ECB surprised analysts with an interest rate cut to 0.25%.
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What will Draghi do to soothe deflationary fears
The results of the European Central Bank monetary policy meeting are likely to include action to address fears of deflation – the question is what form that will take.
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Commentators at loggerheads over interest rate cut
The ECB’s decision to cut interest rates signals a welcome move away from austerity for some, but is too little too late for others.
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Carney should follow Draghis lead
So, it's the turn of a Canadian to take residence in the grandest of London's pecuniary institutions yes, Alanis Morissette has been selling out the O2 Arena.
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The beginning of the end of another debt crisis
The FTSE has rallied today on the back of news of the ECBs bond purchase programme, but are UK investors really so optimistic for eurozone stability?
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europe deterioration needed before ECB will act
The ECB President has promised to “do whatever is necessary to save the euro” but Ian Kernohan argues countries that need a bailout will have to appraoch the ECB not the other way round.
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fed and ecb policy to drive markets doll
Policy meetings by the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank both left current policy unchanged but both are hinting at future policy changes.
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ltro hides true state of misery in eurozone
The ‘sticking plaster’ provided by the ECB’s longer-term refinancing operation (LTRO) is hiding some stark truths, which Hermes’ Neil Williams aims to reveal with his ‘Misery Indices’.
