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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... Wednesday, a day before leaders of the eurozone were set to meet for an emergency summit to discuss ways to avoid a Greek default. Boeing jumped 2.2 per cent after American Airlines announced it was ordering 200 Boeing 737 passenger jets, despite the ...

Earnings, debt ceiling and debt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
... the US borrowing limit. The news spurred optimism that lawmakers will reach an agreement that will help the nation avoid default." You want me to say it? I told you so! There I said it. However, nearly there is not the same as already there. Democrats ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... compromise deal to raise the federal government's debt ceiling by August 2 in order to avert a potentially disastrous default. On the other side of the Atlantic, the eurozone's leaders were preparing for an emergency summit on Thursday aimed at preventing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
... bring them up to strength -- a small sum compared with the massive amounts needed to bolster the eurozone and stave off default for Greece. Critics have noted that the tests, while more severe than last year's exercise, did not include the possibility ...

You can't handle the truth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
... Greek bonds have already lost around 50% of their value and given the continued deterioration in sentiment, a full-fledged default by Greece is getting closer to reality - if not already. And that's just for Greece. What about the other Greece's of Europe? ...

Credit hits the fan as Moody's puts US on downgrade watch

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... possible downgrade prompting US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke to issue dire warnings on the global impact a US debt default would have. US lawmakers have been debating whether to increase the federal government's $14.29 trillion debt ceiling. ...

REST focused on long term after posting healthy returns

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... performers in REST's allocated and term allocated pensions were Australian shares with 9.61% and high growth with 8.11%. The default balanced option returned 7.96%. "While we are proud of our results over the past year, it's important for members to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... raise the government's borrowing limit by an August 2 deadline. Failure to meet the deadline could result in a US debt default, which would have disastrous effects for the economy and financial markets. Boehner, a Republican, said that dealing with Democrats ...

VicSuper upgrades with AXA insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... additional health evidence," said Robert Bergin, head of group insurance, AXA. Members will also receive an introduction to default income protection cover, something which Michael Dundon, chief executive, VicSuper, said was the fund's way of addressing ...

Goodnight Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... billion euros -- would not be able to fund even half that. No sir! European authorities didn't contemplate an Italian default when they cobbled the euros together. Despite the exaggerated 'scary' headlines of the past three days, bond markets are concerned ...