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PIGS!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
... process just as it did back in August after it downgraded the USA's triple A over the budget standoff. So did European Central Bank governing council Christian Noyer. "They changed their methodology and it's now more linked to political factors and less ...

She's becoming right, mate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... more. But he didn't do it alone. He got help. Help from six big CB's plus one. The US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan, the Bank of England, the Bank of Canada and the Swiss National Bank announced that they were pumping ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
Australian shares are set to for a relatively flat start to the week after little movement on Wall Street on Friday and as the world waits for action from European leaders. At 0749 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
Australian shares had held on to their slight opening gains at noon, led by defensive sectors such as healthcare and consumer staples. At 1225 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 24.8 points, or 0.6 per cent, at 4253.4, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
... shares are set to for a relatively flat start on Friday as world markets failed to continue a strong rally sparked by central bank action for major banks. At 0829 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was up two points at 4,239. ...

Tell someone who cares

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
... of fiscal policies. There's Fraulein Merkel expected to insist on "anything" but an expanded role for the European Central Bank. Yes Virginia. There were the same issues which only weeks before created angst and anxiety from New York to Rio and old London ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
The Australian stock market has opened more than 2.5 per cent higher with resources and banking among the best performers in response to a positive session on Wall Street. At 1024 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 112.3 points, or 2.73 per ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
The Australian market is set to open significantly higher as world markets surged on a move by six central banks to boost liquidity for banks weighed down by downgraded government debt. European markets rose by over three per cent and Wall Street is ...

A liquid Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... because the tough (central banks) got going. Six of the world's biggest central banks -US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of Japan, Bank of England, Bank of Canada, Swiss National Bank - sent financial markets soaring overnight. Whoops ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
The Australian share market had moved into positive territory by noon as bank shares recovered from a weak opening. At 1220 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 11.6 points, or 0.28 per cent, at 4,113.7, while the broader All Ordinaries ...