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Good US housing news is real good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... as to which news item cheered the markets overnight - troika and Greece nearing a deal, Spain avoiding a junk rating from Moody's, the surge in UK employment in September, or perhaps, Obama edging out Romney at their second debate - but for moi, it was ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... $1.3135 after hitting $1.3140, the highest level since September 17, following a re-affirmation of Spain's credit rating by Moody's Investors Services. HONG KONG - Asian markets were boosted on increased confidence in the eurozone after Moody's held ...

Market wrap - AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... the banks may need to borrow only 40 billion euros from the eurozone, far below the maximum on offer of 100 billion euros. Moody's credit ratings agency meanwhile on Monday said that while recapitalisation of Spanish banks would help shore up confidence ...

Pick your poison

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... disappointed one and all, Markit's flash PMI report indicated contracting activity from Europe to China, Spanish yields surged and Moody's downgraded the ratings of Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and 13 other US banks. That was bad news day. As it was ...

They will or they won't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... and the FOMC - will. In fact, financial markets are so sure that they were unfazed by the 21% dive in Burberry scripts nor Moody's threat to lower America's rating "probably to Aa1" from Aaa if budget negotiations fail to "lead to specific policies that ...

ESG sheds light on Sov debt crisis: AXA IM

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
... in an interview with BBC Radio, as fears grow that Spain will need a full international bailout. On Monday ratings agency Moody's lowered the outlook for the German economy to "negative" from "stable" - along with a similar move for the Netherlands and ...

Food is the new Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... the third straight quarter of decline. Underlying cause: Rising borrowing costs and austerity measures.... and contagion. Moody's lowered Germany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg's Aaa credit rating outlooks to negative due to "rising uncertainty" over ...

Much ado, no do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... "baby, baby, baby, oh..." Noticed the relative calm in the markets when Europe is out of the headlines? Speaking of which, Moody's has just done to Italy what it did to Spain, which it did to Greece. Moody's slashed the ratings of 13 Italian banks - ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... successful Italian government debt sale, standing 0.96 per cent higher at 13,715 points, despite an overnight downgrade from Moody's. Madrid's IBEX 35 index won 0.52 per cent to 6,590.90 points, but with the Spanish government's 10-year bond yields not ...

It's more fun in the Philippines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... Manila's credit rating to BB+ -- one step below investment grade - matching Fitch Ratings' upgrade delivered in June last year. Moody's, which still has the Philippines two notches below investment grade, is sure to follow. Events in Europe have made ...