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February 20, 2012 in Banks
Swiss Central Bank May Buy South Korea Bonds -Official Wall Street Journal SEOUL (Dow Jones)--The Swiss National Bank wants to start investing in South Korean treasuries and is in talks with local officials about the matter, an official at Korea's Ministry of Strategy and Finance said Monday. The official, who declined to be ... |
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February 17, 2012 in Banks
 The Voice of Russia | ECB considers losses on Greek bonds held by national banks Reuters By George Georgiopoulos and Marc Jones | ATHENS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is weighing up whether to allow the Greek bonds held in national euro zone central banks' investment portfolios to be subjected to the same writedowns ... ECB Said to Negotiate With Greece on Investment Portfolio Bonds ECB Said to Negotiate With Greece on Investment Portfolio Bond Exemption Private banks to write off Greece's debts |
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February 14, 2012 in Banks
 BBC News | Japan Central Bank Joins Peers in Opening Spigots Wall Street Journal By MEGUMI FUJIKAWA And JON HILSENRATH The world's major central banks are opening up the monetary spigots once again, pumping new money into their economies to bolster growth. The famously conservative Bank of Japan surprised the markets on Tuesday ... The Bank Of Japan Offers Two Surprises Bank of Japan increases stimulus to help boost growth Japan's odd inflation target |
February 8, 2012 in Market
 Atlanta Journal Constitution | Stock Market Hits Pause Wall Street Journal European markets gained ground, with the Stoxx Europe 600 edging up 0.2% amid those same hopes that Greece was close to reaching a debt-restructuring deal. The Wall Street Journal reported that the European Central Bank is ready to make key concessions ... At noon: Markets deteriorate Toronto stock market, commodities rise amid hopes that Greek debt deal is close US STOCKS-Wall St lower as Greece talks drag on |
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February 5, 2012 in Banks
 Bloomberg | ECB 'saves' banks as economies sink Financial Times The master of ceremonies was Mario Draghi, the recently installed head of the European Central Bank. The ECB's decision in early December to provide almost limitless funds to the European banking system brought 2011's financial dance macabre to an ... The Euro Zone and the Crisis of Sovereign Debt |
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February 1, 2012 in Banks
 AFP | European Central Bank council member warns against “too generous” central bank ... Washington Post FRANKFURT, Germany — A key member of the European Central Bank has warned against being “too generous” with credit to private-sector banks despite the apparent success of massive emergency ECB credit in helping ease Europe's debt crisis. Santander, Intesa join euro zone bank funding thaw ECB says eurozone banks more reluctant to lend ECB Says Banks Will Tighten Credit Standards on Fiscal Crisis |
January 31, 2012 in Stock
Boys Basketball: Stock continues to rise for Huntley's Amanze Egekeze Chicago Sun-Times Huntley's Amanze Egekeze (32) shoots past Crystal Lake Central's Nick Decoster (0) during the second quarter at Harry D. Jacobs High School in Algonquin, Ill., on Friday, December 23, 2011. By Erik Jacobsen ~ ejacobsen@stmedianetwork.com There are many ... |
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January 30, 2012 in Banks
 Financial Times | Banks set to double crisis loans from ECB Financial Times European banks are preparing to tap the European Central Bank's emergency funding scheme for up to twice as much as the ECB supplied in its debut €489bn auction last month, providing further evidence of the sector's liquidity squeeze. |
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January 29, 2012 in Banks
 Boston.com | Davos Banks on Euro-Zone Survival Wall Street Journal (blog) Bankers believe many people are still underestimating what a game-changer the European Central Bank's offer of unlimited three-year loans to banks has been. The policy is part quantitative easing, part proto-euro bond and part backdoor recapitalization ... Insight: Davos elite see euro surviving, for now Nouriel Roubini sees Greece leaving the euro within a year Davos Leaders Urge Europe to Resolve Crisis Threatening the Global Economy |
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January 24, 2012 in Banks
 Telegraph.co.uk | Big banks to avoid sovereign debt: S&P Reuters PARIS (Reuters) - Europe's biggest banks are unlikely to use the funding made available through the European Central Bank's (ECB) three-year lending facility to buy sovereign bonds because of concern about their volatility, a Standard & Poor's bank ... ECB Gonzalez-Paramo Sees Confidence Returning in Euro Region IMF calls on ECB to take Greek hit Banks' Demand For ECB's Weekly Loan Up Slightly, But Still Modest |
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