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Nein to naked shorts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
... because "massive" short selling "could endanger the stability of the entire financial system." German Chancellor Angela Merkel was more to the point when she said earlier this month that, "In some ways, it's a battle of the politicians against the markets... ...

Sell in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
... Ultimately, it'll fall into place. Go away. This is a phrase that everybody wants to tell Greece -- especially Germany (oh sorry, Merkel has been saying this to Papandreou for months now). The European Union/IMF have agreed to keep the Greek isle afloat ...

Knee-jerk reaction to late action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... Portugal and Spain and... will take the entire Eurozone down with it need only know that Greece's salvation is just an Angela Merkel away. Yes, it's only Germany's Chancellor that stands between Greece's ruin and its salvation. She remains adamant that ...

Flip-flop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
... countries would provide half of the non-subsidised loans to Greece, the IMF the rest. At least German Chancellor Angela Merkel is consistent. Herr Merkel noted that Germany would support IMF and European government lending to Greece only as a last resort ...

La de da de da

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... say about this? Remember they were the most against any Greek rescue. In an ARD TV interview, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that, "It now very important that we are aware that it is our joint currency but also that we get to the roots of the current ...

Trichet to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
... mandate... we have a clear no-bailout clause." Michael Meister, financial affairs spokesman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union, has the answer -- a bilateral aid or a package put together by a group of countries using the ...

Daily Economic Update

... this month for the first time in five years keep a lid on inflation. Financial markets expect German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government to raise its own national growth forecast of 1.2 per cent after its next review in late January next year. This ...

Court rules against Henry Kaye company

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2004
... Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to wind up a company controlled by rogue property investor Henry Kaye. Justice Ron Merkel ruled that the Kaye company Property Corporate Services (PCS) be declared insolvent and that a receiver be appointed. ...

Property guru Kaye faces court over third company

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2003
... receiver to take charge of Mr Kaye's assets and those of one of his companies, Property Corporate Services. Justice Ron Merkel today adjourned the case until December 23, to take place after a meeting of creditors on December 22. Two of the property ...