Jean-Claude Trichet

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Barack Obama couldn't do it. Now it's European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet's turn to try persuading China that it should allow its currency to appreciate. Expectations are low, economists said. A...

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...has been able to prevent deflation in Europe due to its 'solid anchoring' of expectations on price stability, ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet said in an interview published on Wednesday. "We have managed to avoid deflation risks from...

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...reported. Asked at a conference in Madrid whether he was concerned about the current level of the euro against the dollar, Trichet said he considers it "extremely important that the U.S. authorities" say a strong dollar is in their own...

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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet on Monday stepped up pressure on euro-zone national governments to begin formulating plans to exit massive fiscal stimulus packages, warning that some countries...

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...to begin putting together detailed plans to exit fiscal stimulus measures once economic conditions improve, ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet said in a speech delivered Monday in Madrid. "The additional fiscal costs that governments have...

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...some of the policy measures that supported the financial system through the credit crunch, the European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said Friday. In a speech at the European Banking Congress in Frankfurt, Trichet likened the...

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...are sometimes necessary. But, if their use is prolonged, they can lead to dependence and even addiction," ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet told a Euro Finance Week event. "Eventually, the administration of painkillers must be stopped if...

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...0.2 percent to 88.85 yen while the euro dropped 0.3 percent to $1.4874. Currency markets are focused primarily on Trichet's speech later to see if he says anything about the current high level of the euro, particularly against the dollar.

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A strong dollar is in the interests of the entire international community, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said on Tuesday. Speaking at an awards ceremony, he said he fully backed comments by U.S. Federal Reserve...

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NEW YORK (AP) - The dollar surged higher Tuesday after European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet seconded Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's support for a strong buck. But analysts said it was likely just a blip in the...

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