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Jean-Claude Trichet

Jean-Claude Trichet

Jean-Claude Trichet (; born 20 December 1942) is a French civil servant who was the president of the European Central Bank, a position he held from 2003 to 2011. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements.

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Greek Insurance Payout Still Seen Despite 'No' Vote

Greece  has not yet triggered payment on controversial bond insurance contracts but market participants still expect Athens' efforts to reduce its debt burden to prompt an eventual payout on credit default swaps.

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association decided on Thursday that Greece had not breached the terms of the insurance contracts by preparing to force losses on private bondholders while exempting official creditors.However, the story does not end there and holders of the net $3.25 billion in default insurance contracts must wait and see if the next steps in the largest-ever sovereign restructuring will lead to a payout."The situation in the Hellenic Republic is still evolving and today's EMEA (determinations committee) decisions do not affect the right or ability of market participants to submit further questions," ISDA said in a statement.Market participants still expect a 'credit event' will be declared to trigger CDS payments in the coming weeks. They believe Greec...

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  2. ECB cuts rates in surprise move

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  3. ECB Head: Europe May Be Facing 'Mild Recession'

    The European Central Bank cut interest rates by a quarter point to 1.25 percent in a surprise move on Thursday and President Mario Draghi said the euro zone could su...

  4. ECB cuts rates to 1.25 percent in surprise move

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  5. Draghi faces maelstrom on debut as ECB president

    By Paul CarrelMario Draghi faces a storm at his first policy meeting as European Central Bank president on Thursday but is unlikely to be pushed into a dramatic ramp...

  6. Draghi over-interpreted on bond buys, says Trichet

    By Paul CarrelMarkets have over-interpreted comments by incoming European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi on the bank's readiness to go on buying the bonds of troubl...

  7. Analysis: ECB doomed to bigger crisis role despite itself

    By Paul TaylorAsk senior European Union policymakers in private what can stop the euro zone's festering sovereign debt crisis and the answer is "the European Central...

  8. ECB's Trichet sees low inflation for 10 years: paper

    European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet was quoted by a German newspaper as saying inflation in the euro zone would be "very low" over the next 10 years,...

  9. ECB's Trichet: low inflation for 10 years: report

    European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet was quoted by a German newspaper as saying inflation in the euro zone would be "very low" over the next 10 years....

  10. Trichet says "crisis not over", hard work ahead: report

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  11. Trichet says "crisis not over"

    European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said in an interview in a German newspaper to be published on Sunday that the euro zone sovereign debt crisis was...

  12. Trichet warns "crisis not over"

    European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said in an interview in a German newspaper that the euro zone sovereign debt crisis was not yet over and that it ...

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  4. Former ECB Chief Trichet To Join EADS Board - Report

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  5. Note to Greece: Reach a Debt Swap Deal, or Else

    Germany and France warned Greece on Monday it will get no more bailout funds until it agrees with creditor banks on a bond swap and pressed for an early deal to aver...

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    Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, a member of the European Central Bank's six-member Executive Board, will step down early from his post to join Harvard University's Center for I...

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