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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... 34.57 points, or 1.21 per cent, to 2,828.47. Greece's debt crisis weighed on the equities markets amid speculation that Athens will need an additional bailout. Eurozone and European Union finance ministers are expected to discuss Greece at meetings on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... 34.57 points, or 1.21 per cent, to 2,828.47. Greece's debt crisis weighed on the equities markets amid speculation that Athens will need an additional bailout. Eurozone and European Union finance ministers are expected to discuss Greece at meetings on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
... more encouraging. Greek money market rates jumped sharply after German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble suggested that Athens might have to restructure its debt, meaning investors would lose out and touching a sensitive nerve. In London, the FTSE ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
... crisis. Eurozone nations also transferred their first 14.5 billion euros ($A20.48 billion) in rescue loans to Greece to allow Athens to cover 9 billion euros ($A12.71 billion) in maturing debt on Wednesday. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of leading ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
... - A late sell-off inflicted heavy losses on US stock markets on Thursday, with investors spooked by news of a blast in Athens and the spectre of criminal charges against nine banks. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 113.96 points, or 1.05 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2010
... fell on Wednesday as the impact of fatal demonstrations in Greece reverberated across world markets. Images of riots in Athens, which killed at least three people, were beamed into the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange, fuelling concerns about ...

Troubled Greece to freeze pensions

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
... by the Greek people. "This is a defining moment for Greece," said Poul Thomsen, who heads the IMF negotiating mission to Athens. "The global economic crisis exposed Greece's weak fiscal position. Revenues have declined significantly, while spending ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... or 2.6 per cent, at 5,603.52. The two countries in the firing line tanked too, though the downgrade of Greece came after Athens's stock market had shut. Even so, the composite index ended six per cent lower at 1,696.68. The downgrade punished Lisbon ...

Liar

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
... Fool me once... While austerity measures may smell good for financial markets, they're causing chaos in the streets of Athens. Public servants, academics, health workers, customs officials, etc. have all stopped worked or taken to the streets in protest ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
... not actually seeking to activate the assistance pact, the market faced up to the prospect of more confusion over whether Athens would or would not seek an early bailout. The benchmark FTSE 100 index closed up 28.76 points, or 0.50 per cent, at 5,825.01 ...