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ECB Delivers on Interest Rate Cuts

Posted: May 2, 2013 at 8:00 am

The European Central Bank (ECB) was expected to deliver a rate cut on Thursday, and that is exactly what the market got. The overnight refi rate was cut to 0.50% ...
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ECB Leaves Rates Alone, Touts Bond-Buying Plan

Posted: October 4, 2012 at 10:27 am

The European Central Bank (ECB) this morning announced that it would leave its benchmark interest rate at 0.75%. ECB President Mario Draghi also said in his monthly press conference that ...
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China Cuts Interest Rates, Stock Futures Jump

Posted: June 7, 2012 at 7:41 am

China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China, has announced an interest rate cut of 0.25% on both its lending and deposit rates. The new rates, which take effect tomorrow, ...
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European Central Bank, No Interest Rate Cut

Posted: April 4, 2012 at 7:56 am

Europe is no Disneyland at the moment.  Still, some data is showing contraction while other data shows that the overall healthier economies may be escaping the worst fears of late ...
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What The Double Dip Recession Will Look Like In 2011

Posted: September 13, 2011 at 4:25 am

A Gallup poll taken last month showed that confidence in the economy has fallen to its lowest level since March 2009, which was near the low point of The Great ...
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