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In reply to the discussion: STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Thursday, 5 July 2012 [View all]Roland99
(53,345 posts)7. ECB cuts refi rate to record low 0.75%
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ecb-cuts-refi-rate-to-record-low-075-2012-07-05?dist=beforebell
FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) -- The European Central Bank on Thursday cut its benchmark lending rate by a quarter of a percentage point to a record low 0.75%, as expected. The central bank lowered the deposit rate on money parked by banks at the ECB overnight to 0% from 0.25%, while the rate on its marginal lending facility was lowered to 1.5% from 1.75%. ECB President Mario Draghi is scheduled to hold his monthly news conference at 2:30 p.m. Frankfurt time, or 8:30 a.m. Eastern
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Got to hand it to "Chimpanzee Politics," and beta-males following the alpha-male.
TrollBuster9090
Jul 2012
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True enough. The human brain is more evolved than the chimpanzee brain, but all of that extra space
TrollBuster9090
Jul 2012
#53