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G-20 reasons to be hopeful

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
... another summit. If anything, this was the consensus reached at the 4-5 September G-20 meeting in London whose finance ministers and central bankers continue to disagree to agree. But whereas the previous two meetings - November 2008 and April 2009 - ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
... points. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks dived amid recovery worries fueled by comments from the Group of Eight finance ministers, and profit-taking led by a commodities sell-off. Members of the G8 indicated they are looking to unwind their massive economic ...

Drinking is bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... should have been were it not for the sudden resignation of Japan's Finance Minister following the meeting of G7 finance ministers and central bankers on Valentine's Day. Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa resigned over allegations he was intoxicated ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
... as Sony Corp climbed on a softer yen and investors adjusted positions before the outcome of a Group of Eight finance ministers' meeting. The Nikkei ended the day up 85.13 points at 13,973.73. HONG KONG - Shares closed 1.87 per cent lower as brokers took ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2007
... & Telephone. Japan's largest company Toyota has fallen in price recently as a consequence of the call by G7 finance ministers for an appreciation of the currency which has gone up against 13 of the 16 most traded currencies.

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2006
Treasurer Costello has given notice that at the forthcoming November Group of 20 (G20) meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors in Melbourne there will be fertile discussion about the oil market and the need for a stronger institutional ...

Major industrial nations see strong economic growth ahead

... weekend meeting, even though there are concerns about high oil prices and continuing unrest in the Middle East. Finance ministers and central bankers wrapped up three days of talks Sunday with a meeting of the World Bank's policy-setting committee on ...

Market Wrap

... the euro overnight. The euro initially dipped against the US dollar after a news report said European Union finance ministers will discuss "all possible ways" to curb euro gains, raising the prospect of possible US dollar buying. The euro pared its decline ...

Market Wrap

... percentage point rise in the first half of this year. As well, the communique from the Group of Seven meeting of finance ministers in Florida over the weekend signalled that the period of acute US dollar weakness and euro strength has gone far enough. ...

Focus on China-US bilateral trade in upcoming Dubai summit: ICAP

G7 finance ministers are to get together this weekend in Dubai to compare notes, whilst the outlook for economic growth appears to be better than it has been for some years, economists at ICAP said in their Weekly Insights report released today. ICAP ...