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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013
... and the euro steadied as traders reacted to a drop in eurozone industrial production and awaited a key meeting on Syria. Britain's government meanwhile officially launched plans to privatise more than half of Royal Mail, saying an initial sale of shares ...

Syria on ice and other things nice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
... originally estimated, the department said. In addition, market watchers have been calmed by an apparent shift from the US, Britain and France in the timing of any military strike against Syria in response to its alleged chemical warfare attack on its ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... per cent) at 3,593.35. Stocks pulled back from Tuesday's sharp sell-off that came after the United States, France and Britain stepped up warnings that Damascus would be held accountable for the deadly August 21 attack using chemical weapons. LONDON - ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... alleged use of chemical weapons in a devastating attack on civilians. Warnings stepped up from the United States, France and Britain that Damascus would be held accountable for the August 21 attack, sparking market worries of a possible broader conflict. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares lost 0.49 per cent to end at 6,587.95 points despite official data showing that Britain was improving on its economic recovery. Frankfurt's DAX 30 sank 0.96 per cent to finish at 8,298.98 points, with investors ...

Vale Aberdeen's Wallace and McMenigall

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... Frankfurt's DAX 30 retreated 0.41 per cent to 8,201.05 points and in Paris the CAC 40 fell 0.71 per cent to 3,851.03 points. In Britain, which is a member of the European Union but not the single-currency eurozone, annual inflation hit a 14-month peak ...

Only half Britons saving enough for retirement

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... cent to 4,051.11 points, a two-year high. In London, Bank of England Governor Mervyn King again voted unsuccessfully for Britain's economy to be pumped with more fresh cash, minutes of the BoE's last monetary policy meeting revealed on Wednesday. The ...