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The die is cast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
... news" - the index has already notched up around 15% gain this year to date -- or conflicted because of the re-emergence of Greece bail-out problems? Yes, 'the institutions' and Greece are rattling sabres again for another repeat showing of the Greek ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
... receive calls and messages and track health and fitness. LONDON - European stocks mostly slumped as investors held off while Greece presented its reform plans to its eurozone partners in Brussels in order to secure a further financial lifeline and the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... with Frankfurt and London hitting new records, rounding off a successful week for European indices thanks to a deal on Greece's bailout and positive company results. The benchmark FTSE 100 index reached 6,967.24 points, its highest intra-day level on ...

A little tweet told me

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... this space three days ago (http://www.financialstandard.com.au/news/view/47857372) about how the reported deal between Greece and "the institutions" reported over the weekend was still inconclusive. Turns out PM Tsipras was right, he won. And I was so ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... "US share markets have key indexes at record highs, as well as in the UK and Germany," James said. "And the situation in Greece continues to improve - that one's basically off the radar for a couple of months until we face the bailout program extension ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... London's benchmark index soaring to its highest level on record after eurozone finance ministers backed an extension of Greece's bailout. In Athens, the ATHEX index of leading companies also surged on Tuesday, closing up 9.81 per cent on eurozone ministers' ...

Mind over matter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
... mouth? But if they are, the VIX isn't reflecting this. Or are markets applying the same "mind over matter" attitude towards Greece to the Fed? Surely what the Fed does matters... a lot. Being the global benchmark, what happens to US interest rates matters ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
The share market is higher as investors are buoyed by signs Greece's debt problems are set to be temporarily resolved. The positive influence of statements from Greek officials that alternative reform proposals will be drawn up ahead of an EU loan extension ...

Breathing space or gasping room?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
"ATHENS - After nearly two weeks of tense negotiations, Greece and its troika of foreign creditors said Monday that they had clinched an agreement on economic measures that Athens must enforce to secure the release of further crucial rescue money." ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
The share market is lower as disappointing corporate earnings outweigh the positives of an extension of Greece's emergency funds. The market opened higher but fell into negative territory as financial results from companies including Coles owner Wesfarmers ...