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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... five-year bond auction but it had to pay rates of 6.29 per cent, up sharply from 5.32 per cent at the last sale in October. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose as Italy's new leader vowed to pull the debt-laden country back from the brink of a fiscal disaster ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... per cent are widely considered to be too high for Italy to finance its public deficit and carry its debt for the long term. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose after Greece named a new prime minister to push through urgent reforms while Italy's borrowing ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... relief. The euro was at $US1.3595, after having earlier tumbled in Asian trade to $US1.3484, the lowest since October 10. HONG KONG - Asian stock markets slumped after Wall Street suffered a pummelling, with a surge in Italy's borrowing costs fuelling ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... more than four per cent at one stage. Madrid, also seen as a possible eurozone debt crisis victim, was down 2.09 per cent. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose on Wednesday after Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi promised he would quit, lifting hopes ...

Italy's bond market collapse puts US back in favour

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... treasuries has other offsets, however. It will dilute the 27% foreign share of the US government bond market owned by China and Hong Kong, which incidentally shows how intertwined these economies are now. This week's developments are expected to dampen ...

AllianceBernstein adds Aust manager to Asia Pacific team

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... appointment in three months for the global asset manager in this space after appointing a credit analyst and economist for its Hong Kong base. "These appointments reflect AllianceBernstein's continuing expansion in the region," said Hayden Briscoe, AllianceBernstein's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... eurozone leaders expressed alarm at events in Italy which is saddled with a 1.9 trillion euros ($A2.53 trillion) debt mountain. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed as Italy's deepening debt and political crisis overshadowed progress by Greece, another ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... global growth and rebalance trade, senior European Union officials said Italy's economy would be put under IMF oversight. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose after Greece's prime minister backed away from his controversial plan for a national vote on last ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
... 6.402 per cent, topping the 6.397 per cent reached in August when the ECB was forced to intervene to prop up the bond market. HONG KONG - Asian markets fell on renewed fears for the eurozone after Greece was dealt an ultimatum over its plan to hold a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... financing itself. The rate had reached a near-record high of 6.33 per cent on Tuesday, but stood at 6.145 per cent on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed, with fears a Greek referendum on its bailout deal could derail Europe's plan to fix ...