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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
... overnight downgrade of Italian sovereign debt by ratings agency Standard & Poor's and as Greece, struggling to avert a default, awaited more talks with auditors from the IMF, European Union and European Central Bank. At close on Tuesday, London's FTSE-100 ...

Glimmer of hope

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... markets that's now migrating into the real economy. It's likely that next month, we'll find that Greece has again averted default. This will send markets into a state of euphoric buying that could last until the next debt repayment comes due and Greece ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... - US stocks slid Monday, snapping a five-session winning streak as traders worried about a possible Greek public debt default and eurozone inaction to confront the crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average skidded 108.08 points (0.94 per cent) to finish ...

Instos urged to grab sovereign debt chance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
Institutional investors can profit from the European sovereign debt crisis by putting together a diversified portfolio of credit and capitalising on a more favourable risk reward profile, said Towers Watson's global head of fixed income manager research. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... markets had been looking for signs that European leaders were making progress on how to deal with Greece and the risks a default poses to the eurozone financial system, most equities rose nevertheless on the central bank action. A meeting of eurozone ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... and Germany issued a joint defence of Greece, insisting its place was in the euro zone despite market sentiment it might default. The EU said on Thursday its economic outlook has "deteriorated" with the crisis contributing to slowing growth in the second ...

Asian counterweight

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... needed a transfusion. And it will be until Greece finally defaults. Notice that now the talks are all about an 'orderly' default. Orderly or disorderly - Greece will have to default. And this is giving everyone the jitters. Not least is US Treasury Secretary ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... Manuel Barroso about the need for unified "eurobonds," helped lift the markets to a strong finish. Fears that Greece could default, triggering a potential breakup of the eurozone, have roiled global stock markets in recent weeks. But French President ...

Damned to default

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
Seen on Bloomberg this morning: "Greece Default Risk Jumps to 98%" (over the next five years). Duh! I don't know what financial markets have been smoking but as far I'm concerned Greek's been cactus ever since it's debt-to-GDP ratio hit 140% and real ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... NEW YORK - US stocks closed higher on Monday, shrugging off troubles in the eurozone and worries about a possible Greek default to stage a healthy rebound. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 68.99 points (0.63 per cent) to close at 11,061.12. The ...