ECB Still Sees Bond Buying Phased Out as Rates Stay on Hold – Gold Silver Reports

The Frankfurt-based institution said it will buy 15 billion euros ($17 billion) of assets a month from October to December, and that a decision to halt the program after that continues to be contingent on incoming economic data. Policy makers reiterated that interest rates will remain at their present record lows “at least through the summer” of 2019. 

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Fed, ECB To Define Gold Prices Near Term Target – Analysts

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Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Fed, ECB To Define Gold Prices Near Term Target – Many analysts have noted that gold has followed a well-established pattern: selling off before an expected rate hike to then rise once the dust has settled. The question on many investor’s minds is whether or not this pattern will hold next week as inflation picks up as the U.S. economy continues to grow at a steady clip.

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Gold Rates To Trade Upside Today Commodities Market

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Gold Rates To Trade Upside Today Commodities Market – What next? Everyone says the market shouldn’t dictate what the voters do. But yes, Italy will still need to borrow from the market. And meantime no – if Italy wants to shrug off the market and vote for a surge in deficit-spending, the ECB will not step in to save the Eurozone’s third largest economy and its No.1 debtor from having to pay higher rates.

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ECB Monetary Policy Update — 28 April 2017

 ECB drops zero hints on exiting the quantitative easing program

In the recent policy meeting dated 27th April 2017, the European Central Bank left its ultra-easy policy stance in place. The key interest rates were kept unchanged at “0 percent” and the monthly asset purchases were to be done at €60 billion till the end of December’17 or beyond until the ECB achieves it’s 2 percent inflation target.

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