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Tell that to the marines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... of the ESM, it would be hard to justify that use permanently." Yeah, yeah& tell that to the marines! Remember German Chancellor Angela Merkel's statement - only days before the summit - that Europe would not have shared total debt liability "as long ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... Peacock said the Dow was down by about 170 points before rallying in the last hour of trade. "News broke that German Chancellor Angela Merkel had cancelled a press conference of all things and the markets took that as some sign that they're working on ...

Dressing the windows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... but just try and put two and two together - last night's equity markets rally and yesterday's statement by the German Chancellor - only a few days before what is billed as a "make or break" summit (again) - and it won't be a stretch to come to this conclusion. ...

Go ahead Europe, make my day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... and "seek approval" -- isn't this, what we call, an oxymoron? But never fear, Angela is here. Reuters reported German Chancellor Angela Merkel told politicians in her ruling coalition that Europe would not have shared total debt liability "as long as ...

Philanthropy needs simpler support: Perpetual Private

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
... in government and in policy," Thomas said. The public treatment of private philanthropy is topical, with Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne using his budget speech in March to argue tax breaks to wealthy donors were overly generous ...

Uncle Ben to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... with speculation. Rumours out of Los Cabos, Mexico propelled stock markets higher overnight. Talks were that German Chancellor Merkel is poised to agree to allow the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF) to buy crisis hit government bonds and that ...

All eyes on Germany ahead of Greek elections

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... 17, have heightened the running debate between European power-houses over how to solve the debt crisis, with German chancellor Angela Merkel warning that her country cannot save the eurozone alone. "Germany is strong; Germany is an engine of economic ...

NSW universities face $4.3bn in super liabilities

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
The New South Wales auditor-general has cited a "critical need" for NSW universities to negotiate funding arrangements for superannuation liabilities with the Australian Government, after an audit of the state's 10 universities. The affected schemes ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... eurozone. The developments came as France's new pro-growth President Francois Hollande held his first talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the main proponent of austerity, to find common ground on tackling the crisis. Tokyo fell 1.12 per cent ...

Wow on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
... (and my attachment to JMK- John Maynard Keynes) - more focus on growth and less on austerity. According to Bloomberg, "Chancellor Angela Merkel backed European Central Bank President Mario Draghi's call to focus on spurring economic growth, as German ...