French President Nicolas Sarkozy and France s central bank (a member of the ECB) were less timid they urged Italian and Spanish banks to buy their governments debt.

The ECB can curb the euro s appreciation through purchases of foreign currency.

Having their bonds purchased by the European Central Bank did not keep Greece, Ireland, and Portugal from needing a bailout.

It is likely that Draghi s statement will indeed be followed by ECB purchases of Spanish (and Italian) sovereign bonds.

But that, too, went out the window in May, when it started buying even Greek junk bonds.

By buying government bonds for cash, a central bank can satisfy demand and push down the price of cash.

So the central bank goes out, and let's say they go and buy 1 liquid security for 4, so this is the security right over here and the person they bought the security from decides to deposit it in a bank.

It is also what inspired the European Central Bank to launch an asset purchase program, which has been used to buy Greek and Portuguese government bonds.

From Central Bank to Central Planning?

Finally, by offering to buy shares in a mutual fund of bank stocks, the central bank gives private investors the incentive and the confidence to recapitalize the banking system.

There are no additional reports covering the matters on any other anti terrorism measures outside those in this report, the supplementary report and the initial report.

By offering to buy shares in the mutual fund at a minimum preset price, the central bank would provide a way of channeling funds into the financial system in times of crisis.

Purchase of vehicles 11.3 (11.3)

Purchase of vehicles 22 813.0 23 597.0 (784.0)

Purchase of vehicles 2 155.5 1 836.8 318.7

Purchase of vehicles 8 120.3 8 300.0 (179.7)

Purchase of vehicles 460 100

Purchase of vehicles

Acquisition of vehicles

Purchase of vehicles 1 129.2 1 129.2 825.6 303.6

Mine clearing equipment

Purchase of paper 939.6 1 200.2 1 289.7 1 552.1 1 164.6

Purchase of vehicles 889.0 889.0

Purchase of vehicles 889.0

Purchase of vehicles 3 018 000 4 477 000 3 561 000

Purchase of vehicles

Purchase of vehicles 3 105.9 1 262.5 11.3 1 251.2

Purchase of vehicles 126.6 126.6 0.0

Purchase of vehicles 1 033.2 1 033.2

Purchase of vehicles 9 700.0

Purchase of vehicles 460.1 71.0 389.1

Rental of vehicles 144.0 144.0

Purchase of vehicles 250.0 11 447.1 11 697.1

Purchase of vehicles 3 657 000

Purchase of vehicles

Purchase of vehicles .

(a) Purchase of vehicles . 592 000

Purchase of vehicles 201 500 193 800 193 800

Purchase of vehicles 95.0 95.0 89.8 5.2

Vehicle acquisition

Purchase of vehicles 2 492 1 841 651

Purchase of vehicles 79 140.2 78 823.9 316.3

In 1992, Sweden s central bank, the Riksbank, allowed private bank equity holders to be wiped out, but it rescued depositors and creditors by buying up risky assets of failing institutions.

LONDON The European Central Bank s recently announced policy of bond buying, what it calls outright monetary transactions (OMTs) marks a convergence of European central banks with their Anglo Saxon counterparts.

And the European Central Bank has begun to buy government bonds, including those of Greece, at prices well above those that would prevail in a free market.