Bank of Japan Implements Aggressive Bond Buying Policy; Stock Futures Rise
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- Wall St rises on the day but falls for the week; bond yields and Iran in focus
- UBS says bull market has further to run
- S&P 500 may pull back before midterms, but Citi says buy the dip
- Global yield relief evaporates as U.S. rates push back toward multi-decade peaks
- BofA's Hartnett sees dollar slump, risk selloff if bond intervention fails
- Applied Optoelectronics sets up $600M at-the-market stock offering
- Fannie Mae loses at least 10 senior executives amid departures - WSJ
- Wall St rises on the day but falls for the week; bond yields and Iran in focus
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Amid Cyprus Weighing on Confidence, ECB Maintains Key Rate at 0.75%
April 4, 2013 8:20 AM EDTThe European Central Bank (ECB) is maintaining its key benchmark interest rate at 0.75 percent, meeting economist expectations. The rate has been at 0.75 percent since last July, despite recent data indicating continued consolidation and inflation in the bloc.
The WSJ notes commentary from BNP Paribas Thursday morning:... More
BoE Maintains Easing Measures, Benchmark Rate Amid Expanded Authority
April 4, 2013 7:26 AM EDTThe Bank of England is maintaining its quantitative easing process today at £375 billion, which was largely anticipated by economists, Bloomberg noted.
The Bank's nine-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) also kept its benchmark interest rate at 0.5 percent, a level its been at since March 2009.
MPC... More
