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AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher following rises on international markets amid hope for Greece's bailout plan and a Ukraine ceasefire and strong economic data out of Germany. At 0807 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher amid a ceasefire in Ukraine and hopes for a deal over Greece's bailout. At 0857 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 30 points at 5,747. A new roadmap aimed at ending a 10-month ...

Tsipras has a dream

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
"Greece has now become like herpes to the Eurozone, once you catch it you can't get rid of it." This is what I typed on this space way back in June 2011 when the Europeans were in the midst of a sovereign debt crisis with Greece at the epicentre of ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... euros ($A457.02 billion) in debt. German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday said she awaited a "sustainable" proposal from Greece that respected the "basic rules" of the bailout program as set by international lenders. The Athens stock market closed ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... The jobs data showing the US economy is steaming ahead failed to revive Europe's main stock markets, with anxiety over Greece still weighing on sentiment. London's FTSE 100 slipped 0.18 per cent to 6,853.44 points, while in Paris the CAC 40 lost 0.26 ...

Currency warriors, mount horses and draw swords

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... index's 1.0% rebound overnight after slipping by 0.4% the day before that was prompted by a 9% plunge in oil prices and Greece - the ECB reportedly would accept Greek government debt as collateral for LTRO and/or TLTRO no more, no more, no more. For ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... and biosimilar drugs to Pfizer's broad pharma offerings. LONDON - Europe's stock markets have shrugged off concerns about Greece after the ECB restricted Greek banks' access to a key source of cash, and Germany signalled its unwillingness to reduce Athens' ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
... put fresh pressure on Athens by lifting its waiver on the use of Greek bonds as collateral. The move darkened hopes that Greece's new government could quickly reach a deal on modifying their bailout and avoiding a new eurozone crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

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LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... has gained more than 300 points as US stocks rallied on higher oil prices and greater optimism over a deal to renegotiate Greece's debt. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 305.36 points (1.76 per cent) to 17,666.40. The broad-based S&P 500 powered ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... behind news of lower rig counts and exploration spending cuts. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets have closed higher as Greece's new anti-austerity government sought support for a renegotiation of the country's 240 billion euro ($A350.39 billion) bailout. ...