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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. ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... European stock markets closed down, as deflation worries deepened for the eurozone, which was locked in crucial talks with Greece over a possible restructuring of debt. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ended the week down 0.90 per cent on Friday at ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... recovering some of their losses from the previous day. The Athens stock market had plunged over 9 per cent on Wednesday after Greece's new hard-left Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras scrapped key privatisation projects and pressed home his demand for a renegotiated ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... market looks set to open slightly higher after a fluctuating Wall Street mostly gained amid speculation the fallout of Greece's newly-elected anti-austerity party will be contained. At 0845 AEST on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract ...

Central bank surprises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... bears the risk? The ECB alone or... shared with national central banks? Which sovereign bonds to buy? All or... excluding Greece and countries with still high debt and deficits - the same ones who desperately needs QE. When does implementation start? ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
... have gained, winning a boost from German data and expectations of ECB stimulus, as investors also await key elections in Greece. London's FTSE 100 index closed up 0.52 per cent to 6,620.10 points on Tuesday, as investors looked ahead to a meeting of ...