Bonds, Euro Jump on ECB Bond Plan

Madrid : Spain | Sep 07, 2012 at 4:38 AM PDT

Source: Asian Wall Street Journal

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Traders and investors ignored gaps in the European Central Bank's new bond-buying plan Friday, propelling Spanish and Italian bonds to their strongest levels in months, crushing the cost of insuring debt against default, and pumping the euro higher. The ECB's new bond-buying plan to help bring down... FULL ARTICLE AT Asian Wall Street Journal

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