Sentences with phrase «corporate bond buying program»

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Perhaps most importantly, the European Central Bank's (ECB) corporate bond - buying program and second long - term refinancing operation have only recently begun, and they could unlock the lending channels to meet growing credit demand.

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.

A rule change could increase the percentage of any single bond the ECB can buy, broaden the composition of sovereign bonds bought, expand the universe of eligible corporate bonds or even expand the program to include stock purchases — a radical move we see as unlikely at this stage.

What they should be saying is that broad - based equity investors were wrong to cheer the Federal Reserve's economic downgrade and subsequent continuation of its money - printing, bond - buying program; in particular, lower economic forecasts by the Fed will likely be accompanied by reduced revenue and lower earnings at the corporate level.

Perhaps I'm overly sceptical, but unprecedented actions by central bankers around the world — zero interest rate policy (ZIRP) usurped by negative interest rate policy (NIRP), asset - buying programs being extended into corporate bonds and even shares, a «whatever it takes» mentality — strikes me as firmly first order thinking.