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Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... FTSE 100 index of top companies fell 1.50 per cent to 6,520.98 points. Investors there also reacted to news that although Britain's economy grew faster-than-expected in the first quarter, the pace slowed from the end of 2014. The euro dropped to $US1.1147 ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... to 2,109.60, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index shed 6.40 points (0.13 per cent) to 5,076.52. Equity markets in Britain, France and Germany all fell as Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem told Dutch television, "we're still nowhere far enough" ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... eurozone exit. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has invited his counterparts and their central bank chiefs from Britain, Canada, France, Italy, Japan and the United States, for the gathering that kicks off later on Wednesday. Meantime, markets ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... and the pound surged as Prime Minister David Cameron's "business-friendly" Conservatives scored a surprise victory in Britain's general election. Most other European indices also shot up on Friday as US job creation figures, while solid, were viewed ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... long as the economy is growing at all," Low said. LONDON - London's stock market finished with a small gain on the eve of Britain's most unpredictable election in living memory, while eurozone stocks managed to rise despite the euro spiking higher. London's ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
... week, their highest level in six weeks and well above estimates, according to Labor Department data. Equity markets in Britain, France and Germany fell sharply on concerns about slow progress in bailout negotiations between Greece and international creditors. ...

'Brexit' betting booths now taking bets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... 7 May UK general election is generating another buzzword - 'Brexit' - with PM David Cameron promising to "renegotiate Britain's position within it [EU] and to hold that in-out referendum guaranteed before the end of 2017." Opposition Labour Party leader ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... bailout program as set by international lenders. The Athens stock market closed down nearly five per cent, and markets in Britain, France and Germany also fell. LONDON - European stock markets have sunk after Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras vowed ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
... single currency bloc has fuelled concern the region could slip into deflation - a sustained and widespread drop in prices. Britain, which is not part of the eurozone, also risks falling into deflation later this year. While falling prices may sound good ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
... slump in the export-dependent economy and has bankrupted several foreign exchange broker firms worldwide. A brokerage in Britain and another in New Zealand declared insolvency Friday as they were caught out by the swift rise in the franc, while the shares ...