Amber Plum

Amber PlumDeputy Business Editor

Amber Plum has been Deputy Business Editor at The Australian since 2018, after joining the masthead in 2016. She was previously a European correspondent and deputy editor at Business Spectator.

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Economics

Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), arrives for a press conference following a meeting of the ECB's Governing Council in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on September 8, 2016. The European Central Bank held its record-low interest rates unchanged, as analysts expected the bank to wait for a clearer picture to emerge of the Brexit impact before making any drastic policy changes. / AFP PHOTO / DANIEL ROLAND

ECB’s QE charge through 2020

The central bank shouldn’t become too captive to financial market expectations, policymaker Klaas Knot says.

Todd Buell

Economics

Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), gives a press conference following a meeting of the ECB's Governing Council in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on September 8, 2016. The European Central Bank held its record-low interest rates unchanged, as analysts expected the bank to wait for a clearer picture to emerge of the Brexit impact before making any drastic policy changes. / AFP PHOTO / DANIEL ROLAND

Eurozone output slumps in July

A steep fall in eurozone industrial output will heap further pressure on the ECB.

Financial Services

Dion Hershan, Managing Director Head of Australian Equities, Goldman Sachs Asset Management in Melbourne.

TA backs Goldman buyout

TA Associates will back a management buyout of Goldman Sachs’ Australian equities fund.

John Durie

Companies

A soybean harvester working a field in Salto, Argentina, in 2013. PHOTO: DIEGO GIUDICE/BLOOMBERG NEWS

Monsanto, Bayer set for tie-up

The two giants are expected to announce a deal valuing Monsanto at $US65bn, as early as Wednesday.

Markets

Stacks of Australian one dollar coins. Focus on front coin.

Dollar lifts closer to US75c

Sentiment remained cautious in late afternoon, amid soft commodity prices.

James Glynn

UPDATEDMarkets

Stocks close firmly higher

A strong bid for banks has pushed the local market to its first positive close in five sessions.

Daniel Palmer

Business

Members of a Chinese military honour guard hold red flags before a welcome ceremony for Afghanistan's Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah in Beijing on May 16, 2016. Abdullah was welcomed by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. / AFP PHOTO / NICOLAS ASFOURI

Beijing triples project investment

August’s project approvals show China is sharply accelerating its efforts to spur economic growth.

Financial Services

$100 Australian dollar notes pop out of a wallet with credit cards, pictured in Brisbane, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

Cracking down on interest-only

Lenders have clamped down on interest-only home loans in the past 12 months but have more work to do, says ASIC.

DataRoom

Nature’s Care sees second round

Four parties will enter second-round bids for Nature’s Care despite ongoing scepticism around the sale.

Bridget Carter

Financial Services

19/05/2016: Veteran well-known fund manager Kerr Neilson on a panel at Morningstar annual conference in Sydney on Thursday. Hollie Adams/The Australian

Platinum plan squeezes shorters

The fund manager’s shares have rocketed as much as 14pc as it proposed a large on-market buyback.

Michael Roddan

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