Sentences with phrase «euro bond buying»

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The European Central Bank on December 3 dropped one of its main policy rates to negative 0.3 % from negative 0.2 % and said it would extend its bond - buying program, under which it creates euros to purchase debt, to at least March 2017.

According to the Global Market Strategy team at JP Morgan, pension funds and insurance companies in the G4 - United States, euro zone, Japan and Britain - will buy at least $ 640 billion of bonds this year.

Some investors are now making calls that the euro zone's central bank could end its massive bond - buying program by the end of next year, with a potential rate increase in the fourth quarter.

The most widespread opinion is that the European Central Bank is going to announce a new round of bond - buying next week to try to stimulate the Eurozone economy, which will further depress the value of the euro and make the franc yet more attractive.

It started with the Swiss National Bank's (SNB) decision to unpeg its currency from the euro earlier this month, followed by a larger - than - expected bond - buying program from the European Central Bank (ECB) on January 22.

FRANKFURT — The European Central Bank said on Thursday that it would begin buying hundreds of billions of euros worth of government bonds in an aggressive — though some say belated — attempt to prevent the eurozone from becoming trapped in long - term economic stagnation.

The bank's president, Mario Draghi, said the central bank would begin buying bonds worth 60 billion euros, or about $ 69.7 billion, a month.

Mario Draghi, the European Central Bank president, said Thursday that the governing council agreed to a quantitative easing program that will see it buy up to 60 billion euros» worth of bonds.

So yen were borrowed to convert into dollars, euros, Icelandic kroner and Chinese renminbi to buy government bonds, private - sector bonds, stocks, currency options and other financial intermediation.

The left - hand panel charts the gap between market - maker buying and selling prices for sovereign bonds denominated in US dollars and euros, respectively.

Various quantitative - easing options focused on government bonds were shown to governors on Jan. 7 in Frankfurt, including buying only AAA - rated debt or bonds rated at least BBB minus, the euro - area central bank official said.

The ECB cut its monthly bond - buying pace in half to 30 billion euros starting in January.

(The ECB does not refer to this as QE because it isn't buying sovereign bonds with their newly printed euros.

Also, the ECB announced that it would buy up to 40 billion euro of covered bonds, but that should not be a big deal for covered bonds are the best collateral so many banks will probably not be running for funding posting the highest rated debt.

They're taking advantage of low interest rates on euro - denominated issues after the European Central Bank's decision to start buying investment - grade corporate bonds in June — part of its economic stimulus program.

LONDON (AP)-- European stock markets dipped Thursday while the euro struck two - week highs against the dollar after the European Central Bank left its key interest rates unchanged and decided against extending the duration of its bond - buying stimulus...

It has cut its key rate to zero and is pumping 80 billion euros ($ 90 billion) of new money into the economy every month by buying bonds from banks and companies.

The long - anticipated introduction of euro zone government bond purchases will bring the ECB's buying program into line with the U.S. Federal Reserve's quantitative easing (QE).

European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi announced the launch of an open - ended, expanded monthly 60 billion euro ($ 70 billion) private and public bond - buying program on Thursday.

Outright Monetary Transactions are a bond - buying program announced in September 2012 in which the European Central Bank would offer to purchase eurozone countries» short - term bonds in the secondary market to bring down the market interest rates faced by countries subject to speculation that they might leave the euro.

«The surprise decision by the Fed to continue buying bonds has maintained the increased liquidity in the market, helping to support the euro, as well as weakening the dollar,» Hood says.

The European Central Bank has spent more than 1 trillion euros since launching its government bond - buying programme 18 months ago.

«Very simply, if as a investor with USD liquidity, I buy a bond denominated in euro and I do not hedge the currency, I do not have fixed income; I have variable income.

The global auto industry breathed a sigh of relief in September when the president of the European Central Bank acknowledged the region's sovereign debt crisis was critical and the bank was prepared to start a bond - buying program that would provide a «fully effective backstop» for the struggling euro.

Outright Monetary Transactions are a bond - buying program announced in September 2012 in which the ECB would offer to purchase eurozone countries» short - term bonds in the secondary market to bring down the market interest rates faced by countries subject to speculation that they might leave the euro.

This scenario could happen, as the European Central Bank (ECB) is struggling to find enough bonds to buy in order to meet its 60 billion euro / month quantitative easing (QE) quota.