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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on Wall Street and a mixed performance on European markets as traders balanced political progress in Italy, with the surprise re-election of President Giorgio Napolitano, with disappointing ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
... fixated on the hunt for a suspect in the Boston marathon bombings that took three people's lives on Monday. LONDON - European equities mostly rose, mirroring gains in Asia, as investors eyed the G20 summit and upcoming IMF and World Bank spring meetings ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... said Dan Greenhaus, chief global strategist of trading firm BTIG. "People are just not comfortable right now." LONDON - European stocks ended flat or down, with disappointing US data erasing gains made on hints from a European Central Bank council member ...

Global cooling on carbon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
... with many of the troubles that still plague the global economy, this too is made in Europe. Carbon prices fell after the European Parliament rejected the European Commission's plan to backload - that is, take 900 million tonnes of carbon credits off ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
... amid speculation of a German credit rating downgrade and commentary from the head of the Bundesbank predicting that the European economic slump would last a decade more. LONDON - European stock markets fell sharply, hit by comments by the Bundesbank ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... yesterday's sell-off," said Michael James, managing director of equity trading at Wedbush Morgan Securities. LONDON - European stock markets have closed lower as upbeat US data failed to take investors' minds off weaker economic prospects for the global ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2013
... in New York state manufacturing in April and a drop in confidence of homebuilders added to growth concerns. LONDON - European stock markets fell and gold dropped to a two-year low on news that the powerful Chinese economy slowed unexpectedly in the first ...

Still opportunities for flexible bond managers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... assets in the eurozone periphery," he explained. "Some areas of the credit market have an attractive crisis premium. European financials, for example, generally pay you well for the risk you take." "Asian local currency bonds offer great value in terms ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... per cent to 16,021 points, and Madrid's IBEX 35 gained 0.25 per cent to 8,159.5 points. In foreign exchange deals, the European single currency spiked as high as $US1.3134 - which was the highest point since March 8. It later stood at $US1.3121, up from ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... per cent to 15,929 points and Madrid's IBEX 35 rose 3.35 per cent to 8136.4 points. In foreign exchange activity, the European single currency hit a one-month high at $1.3122. It later stood at $1.3058, compared with $1.3080 in New York late on Tuesday. ...