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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... of the eurozone, have roiled global stock markets in recent weeks. But French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced confidence on Wednesday that Greece would remain in the eurozone, after speaking to Greek Prime Minister ...

Find me that silver bullet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... because we would very quickly face a domino effect." With these words - broadcast over Berlin-based Inforadio - German Chancellor Angela Merkel relieved financial market stress over catching Greece's communicable disease. Herr Chancellor is now confident ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... Germany, may have reached agreement on how to resolve the Greek debt crisis. Media outlets are reporting that German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reached a last-minute compromise with France over a fresh bail-out for Greece, ahead of crucial summit in ...

Earnings, debt ceiling and debt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
... the resolution of America's debt ceiling, I'm not holding my breath on this one. I'm with Angela on this one. German Chancellor Angel Merkel told German reporters that with regard to the sovereign debt crisis, "There won't be one spectacular step...It's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... PSI-20 fell 4.28 per cent. In Italy, bank shares suffered the sharpest falls. Investor concern rose further after German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she had told Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to ensure Italy's parliament approved an austerity ...

Time to call it quits - again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... it's not only him. Turns out that back in 28 October 2010, during an EU heads of government dinner in Brussels, German Chancellor Angela Merkel already socked it to Greek PM Papandreou when she said, "If this is the sort of club the euro is becoming ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
... S&P 500 index rose 3.86 points, or 0.30 per cent, to 1,271.50 points. Markets rallied in early trading, after German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged swift action on a new Greek rescue package, but momentum faded later ...

Tightrope walker

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... government's fiscal austerity, the risk to Britain's economy is to the downside. Latest UK budget data show that the Chancellor of the Exchequer is losing its battle against fiscal austerity with government spending clocked doing a 4.6 per cent increase ...

Wall Street does an Abbott

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011

Govt lays ground for Stronger Super

GOVT RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... Pauline Vamos, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia David Whiteley, Industry Super Network Brian Wilson, Pro Chancellor of University of Technology, Sydney