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Austerity's political pay-off

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
... the core of Europe - none of those issues have been resolved," Custard said. "What they did is threw a huge amount of monetary and fiscal stimulus at the problem in 2008 to deal with the crisis but now we don't have any more fiscal policy to spend, monetary ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... G20 of developed and developing countries took centre stage after they urged Europe to do more before the International Monetary Fund could be expected to commit itself further to helping resolve the eurozone debt crisis. Higher oil prices also hurt ...

No more fear - maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... what this does to disposable income, the cost of production, inflation and by extension, its braking effect for more monetary policy stimulation. And then there's Factor X - whatever that may turn out to be. Remember Murphy's Law. However, the flow of ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... point. "These things tend to disappoint, but on the agenda will definitely be an increase in the IMF's (International Monetary Fund) lending capacity," he said. "There've been headlines recently suggesting a bit of friction there, so there should be ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... international bailout, allowing the debt-crippled country to avoid defaulting on its debts next month. A surprise easing in monetary policy in China over the weekend also added to the buoyant mood in markets on Monday - many stock indexes are trading ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... far on Monday. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said markets were inclined to respect the power of Chinese monetary easing, with many considering those measures made potentially the greatest contribution to pulling the world economies out ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... back early losses to close up 0.59 per cent, or 52.89 points, at 9,052.07, after the central bank said it was easing monetary policy by pumping an extra Y10 trillion ($A120.35 billion) into an asset purchase program, aimed at battling the deflation that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... in the US government's huge health benefit programs, a major cause of future deficits. WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Israel of possible instability due to the high unemployment and deep poverty among Arab-Israelis and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... unchanged. Mr Russell said the market would be looking at the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) quarterly statement on monetary policy - due at 1130 AEDT - for potential clues about the future direction of interest rates. "It certainly gives an indication ...

Volatility is MIA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... Brussels do not want to release the bailout fund until they see these austerity measures legislated. EU economic and monetary affairs commissioner Olli Rehn did not mince his words, "It's up to the Greek government by concrete actions -- through legislation ...