Mario Draghi

• 

  Gold Up on ECB Hopes

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 6, 2012

  For the first time since March, the price of gold rose above $1,700 per ounce on hopes that the ECB would announce a plan for unlimited purchase of sovereign bonds as a means of combating the financial crisis.

• 

  ECB To Buy Short-Term Bonds With No Public Cap: Sources

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 5, 2012

  ECB President Mario Draghi’s plan to buy bonds will be unlimited but will also be focused on government bonds with short maturity, and also will be sterilized to avoid any charges that the central bank is printing money.

• 

  EU Leaks of Draghi Comments Threaten Future Meets: Chairwoman

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 4, 2012

  Sharon Bowles, chairwoman of the EU assembly’s economic and monetary affairs committee, berated fellow committee members after comments made by ECB President Mario Draghi in a confidential meeting were leaked to the media.

• Companies Prepare for Greek Exit

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 4, 2012

  Despite the prime minister's about-face from austerity opposition to austerity enforcer, public sentiment in Germany and Austria is rising against any further help to the beleaguered country.

• ECB Rescue Plan Still Short on Details

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 4, 2012

  ECB President Mario Draghi is set to unveil his bond purchase plan on Thursday.

• 

  Draghi Pushes Germany on ECB

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 30, 2012

  The ECB head wants to buy bonds, and he doesn’t want to wait—and says it’s not necessary—to wait for closer political unity among European nations to do so.

• 

  PIMCO’s El-Erian Reveals Four Greatest Risks to Global Economy

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  August 29, 2012

  Mohamed El-Erian of PIMCO detailed the four most pressing issues affecting the global economy. Surprisingly, China was listed fourth.

• 

  Merkel Backs Conditions for ECB Bond Buying

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 17, 2012

  Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany voiced her approval for the need for conditions attached to any bond purchases by the ECB.

• 

  German Bonds Lose Favor as Bailouts Loom

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 13, 2012

  Investors are pulling money out of Bunds and seeking what they see as safer investments.

• 

  Merk Funds’ President Calls Draghi ‘Pure Genius’

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  August 7, 2012

  Draghi told the world that the ECB will act like a central bank of a United States of Europe.