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Quantitative Easing at the ECB - Not Yet in the Playbook
globaleconomydoesmatter.blogspot.com - 3/5/2009
Quantitative Easing at the ECB - Not Yet in the Playbook
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by Claus Vistesen and Edward Hugh Most sports coaches - irrespective of whether they work in soccer, baseball, rugby or even American football - have playbooks; small books or pads filled with notes, decision rules and strategies for each and every possible situation they can envision. Of ...
“There Is No Deflation Threat In Europe” - Jean Claude Trichet - Oh Really!
fistfulofeuros.net - 3/1/2009
“There Is No Deflation Threat In Europe” - Jean Claude Trichet - Oh Really!
— fistfulofeuros.net — He’s at it again. Last year he was trying to worry us that inflation was all set... to get out of hand among the 16 countries who make up the eurozone. Now the President of the European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet is busy trying to convince us that these same countires are facing no ... (more) “There Is No Deflation Threat In Europe” - Jean Claude ...

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Overvalued euro set to plunge 'within months'
telegraph.co.uk - 3/9/2009
Overvalued euro set to plunge 'within months'
— telegraph.co.uk — Spread betting companies have reported a huge wave of short euro trades in the last two weeks... leading to speculation that a significant correction in the currency will come soon. (more) Overvalued euro set to plunge 'within months'

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Eurozone Inflation Expectations Fall As The Output Gap Rises
fistfulofeuros.net - 3/3/2009
Eurozone Inflation Expectations Fall As The Output Gap Rises
— fistfulofeuros.net — It’s a depressing spectacle: on both sides of the Atlantic, policy-makers just keep falling short — and... the odds that this slump really will turn into Great Depression II keep rising. In Europe, leaders rejected pleas for a comprehensive rescue plan for troubled East European economies, ... (more) Eurozone Inflation Expectations Fall As The Output Gap Rises

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Communication at the ECB - All at Sea?
Euro Watch — ... One way in which the ECB has so far differed from its peers can be seen from looking at the first figure in the Economist article where it shown how the ECB has certainly expanding its lending operations (and credit facilities), specifically in the interbank market, it has not yet entered the securities market to buy up debt and equity. Some of us has been surprised by this reluctance which, together with the fact that the ECB has been relatively shy in slashing nominal rates, means that the ECB has appeared lagging in its response. Now, there is nothing wrong with being ...

Communication at the ECB - All at Sea?
A Fistful Of Euros » A Fistful Of Euros — ... One way in which the ECB has so far differed from its peers can be seen from looking at the first figure in the Economist article where it shown how the ECB has certainly expanding its lending operations (and credit facilities), specifically in the interbank market, it has not yet entered the securities market to buy up debt and equity. Some of us has been surprised by this reluctance which, together with the fact that the ECB has been relatively shy in slashing nominal rates, means that the ECB has appeared lagging in its response. Now, there is nothing wrong with being ...

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