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The Fed is Greek too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
Now that Grexit worries have been sorted - sort of - and a Graccident averted (yet again), financial markets are likely to look for the next big worry. They don't have to scour far, wide and yonder - it was out-headlined by Greece these past few days ...

Infrastructure returns beat equities, bonds

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... returned 16.1% and 21.5% respectively in the same period. Geographical infrastructure asset allocation is dominated by Europe and the UK (48%) and Australia (42%). New Zealand (3%) and North America (7%) make up the remainder as at March 2015. The Global ...

ANALYSIS: The rise of the periphery

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... financial crisis broke, people dubbed them the PIIGS. Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain were the ugly ducklings of Europe. They had inefficient economies, had been relying on EU funding and were heavily indebted. Today, most investors see an ...

Market set for a steady start

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... country facing a June 30 deadline to repay 1.5 billion euros ($A2.19 billion) to the International Monetary Fund. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets were mixed as the EU warned Greece to accept a debt deal with its international creditors or head towards ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... (+1.4 per cent). Biotech stocks, such as Celgene (+4.2 per cent) and Biogen (+2.7 per cent), were also strong. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets have risen, following on the coat tails of a Wall Street energised by a fall in US jobless benefits claims. ...

Mi problema su problema

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... Athens that a failure to reach a deal on financing would immediately create hardship for Greece and "broad uncertainties for Europe and the global economy. (Yahoo News). More to the point, or shall we call it vested interest: "In today's globally integrated ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... well-valued and that it will be watching to see if the company is able to raise prices on cloud computing subscriptions. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets have closed lower, with all eyes fixed on the US Federal Reserve and the outcome of its interest ...

Bank stocks push share market higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
The Australian share market is higher on strong leads from US and European markets, with the big banking stocks performing robustly in morning trade. "Obviously there are positive leads from overseas and gains in some key commodities that are supporting ...

Grexit nears, markets cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
If it weren't serious dineros we're talking about, I would be laughing...seriously. Yes Virginia, Greece is still the word with newswire services reporting that the duelling parties have upped the ante and hardening their stances. Greek PM Tsipras accused ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... headquarters jobs. Leading health insurers were mostly higher following reports of merger talks between various players. LONDON - Europe's main markets have rebounded slightly despite Athens and its European Union-International Monetary Fund creditors ...