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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
... which occurs when traders sell stocks or investments that they don't have in their possession. The ban covers government debt certificates and shares of several financial companies. The government said it was imposing the ban in the hope of keeping the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
... resources stocks. The European Union put up $US1 trillion ($A1.11 trillion) on Monday to contain its spreading government debt crisis and keep it from tearing the euro currency apart and derailing the global economic recovery. "The disappointing aspect ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
The Australian dollar was lower at noon after a downgrade in the credit ratings of Greece and Portugal prompted investors to offload higher-yielding assets. At 1200 AEST, the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.9191/93, down 0.62 per cent from Tuesday's ...

The retaking of Dow 11000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
... etcetera. Market sentiment has changed. Last night, no one gave a crap about the US budget deficit and its ballooning government debt or that Greece's problems are not yet over or China is still manipulating its currency or the National Bureau of Economic ...

Strong one, says yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... market and into riskier assets, to rising inflation expectations, to increased default risk due to the size of the government debt. It could be all three, but the last one is gaining more prominence. Particularly if you consider that the US deficit has ...

Greek tragedy overwhelms Obama

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... that, "The Greek crisis is a matter of direct concern to EU countries because of their extensive holdings of Greek government debt. The UK and Ireland account for about 23 per cent of the total outstanding Greek debt, followed by France at 11 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
... had fallen 185 points from a 15-month high, its biggest drop since October 30. Demand for safe havens, such as government debt, jumped, pushing yields lower in the Treasury market. Concerns grew that China's efforts to keep its economy under control ...

Bonds need a double dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2010
... market and into riskier assets, to rising inflation expectations, to increased default risk due to the size of the government debt. It could be all three, but the last one has gained prominence in recent weeks. Particularly if you consider that the US ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... in shares of energy and materials companies. The back-and-forth trading came as investors grew cautious about government debt in Spain, Greece and other countries. Investors have been looking for any signs that debt problems could trip up a global economic ...

Governments could cause next GFC

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
... where's all the leverage coming from today? Governments - we're running all these extraordinary fiscal deficits, government debt has started to climb at a dramatic pace and this is all happening when ageing populations and government deficits come closer ...