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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
... European economic data has been relatively poor, so we can see the impact from all of this feeding into the economy." On Sunday, (European time), Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou announced he would step down, with a unity government to be formed. ...

2012 China study tour launched

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... director, head of distribution and operations, PCFM. The 2012 Premium China Study Tour will run from Friday 12th October to Sunday 20th October 2012. Local research houses, investment banks and companies have been lined up for the tour which will provide ...

Market Report- Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... from $US1.3894 Friday. European leaders, including French President Nicolas Sarkozy and IMF chief Christine Lagarde, on Sunday said "good progress" had been made in talks on the debt crisis that has threatened the world economy. The eurozone wants to ...

Work in no progress

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel issued a statement advising you, me and Irene to expect no decision this coming Sunday at their Brussels summit. Instead, they "promised" to produce a comprehensive plan at a second EU summit to be held on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... resolve the eurozone sovereign debt crisis had markets on both sides of the Atlantic on edge. A European Union summit slated Sunday will now be followed by a second summit by Wednesday, the leaders of France and Germany said. Some mildly positive economic ...

Disagreeing to agree

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
... Financial markets don't know where to jump because European powers-that-be can't agree on where they're taking us. Last Sunday, European Union Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn told us that they are close to an agreement and all will ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... $US1.678 on Friday. Markets also digested major takeover news. US gas pipeline and energy storage giant Kinder Morgan on Sunday announced a deal to buy rival El Paso Corp for about $38 billion. And on Monday, Norway's Statoil announced the purchase of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
... deals from $US1.3375 late in New York on Friday. The dollar fell to 76.66 yen from 76.87 yen on Friday. In a meeting on Sunday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel put on a united front and vowed a response to Europe's ...

Aviva's online backlash to new campaign sparks retreat

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... express their rage at the constant and "depressing" Aviva ad content. "I will never buy Aviva products thanks to their Sunday evening-ruining adverts on Downton Abbey! Sack your marketing director!" and "Poorly thought out strategy" were two such Twitter ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... by Germany and the United States to historic low levels. Borrowing prices fell for France as well. Greece announced on Sunday 2 billion euros ($A2.62 billion) in budget cuts demanded by the EU and the IMF to unlock more funds under its 110-billion euro ...