It sent a message to the markets that the ECB would buy some Italian bonds on the open market, but only a limited amount.

这番言论向市场释放了这样的信息：欧洲银行会在公开市场购入一些意大利国债，但规模有限。

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Open market operation ofthe central bank can produce a series of macro economy effects: having better control to the total amount of money supply;

中央银行通过公开市场业务操作会产生一系列的宏观经济效果：对货币供应量有较好的控制；

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In other words, if the FOMC announces that it wants the Federal Funds rate to be 4 percent rather than the existing 5 percent, the amount of open market purchases needed to achieve this target is likely a range rather than a point estimate.

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At this stage, when the bank makes a loan, the money supply rises by more than the amount of the open-market operation.

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Nifty 4600 put options have the maximum amount of open interest of any Nifty index option contract as of close of market on Thursday.

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