Euro-area banks tapped the European Central Bank for a record amount of three-year cash in an operation that may boost bond and equity markets.
The Frankfurt-based ECB said today it will lend 800
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“The astonishing number this time is the number of banks participating, which signals that a lot more small banks looked for the money and it is likely they will pass it
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Bond and equity markets have rallied since the ECB’s first three-year loan, suggesting banks are investing at least some of the money in higher yielding assets. That’s helped ease concern about a
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The euro fell after the ECB announcement to $1.3432 at 11:47 a.m. in Frankfurt from $1.3471 beforehand. German 10-year bunds extended a
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