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’.
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ecb funding measures still short term
Merrill Lynch’s Bill O’Neill assesses the latest European Central Bank’s loan measures, stressing that banks are still not lending as much as he would like to see.
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time for the ecb to sprinkle its fairy dust
Once upon a time, in a kingdom not so far from here, there was a group of chums who thought it a great idea to strengthen their friendship through a shared currency.
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eurozone crisis to lead to further rate cuts
The ECB is likely to cut interest rates back to 1% in coming months as the Greek crisis lacks any near-term resolution, according to commentators.
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qe from the ecb would cause constitutional crisis
Max King suggests investors are right to be sceptical about the outcomes of the recent eurozone crisis meetings but there are still plenty of investment opportunities to come.
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eurozone debt plan falters
Europe’s political leaders failed to agree the detail of a plan to resolve the region’s debt crisis at the weekend’s summit, with a further meeting scheduled for Wednesday (26 October).
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gold to hit 3000 with oil at 200 per barrel
Michael Howell talks about a 1930s-style recession when looking at what he describes as a “suicidally-low levels of ECB liquidity”
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PA ANALYSIS: ECB and IMF in European debt row
The IMF and European Central Banks have fallen out over the region’s banks’ sovereign debt exposure.
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Moody’s downgrades Portugese government debt to junk
Ratings agency Moody’s has cut Portugal’s long-term government debt to below investment grade.
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PA ANALYSIS: Political success drives up European sentiment
Europe’s relative success in dealing with its debt problems is creating positive market sentiment.
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ECB is right to start buying government debt
Deutsche Bank’s European economic heads argue the ECB is right to resume its debt-buying programme.
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ECB signals further rate rise as BoE holds firm again
The BoE and the European Central Bank have both kept their headline rates of interest on hold.