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Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... a long-awaited report from its troika of creditors - the European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund - is "positive". But Germany said only part of the troika's latest report was available, and a final decision was not immediately ...

It's raining, it's pouring good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... on the upside. It's still early days to go gangnam (hey, sexey leydey) but we may be witnessing the International Monetary Fund (IMF) doing its job one more time - as a contrarian indicator, that is. I've tracked the IMF's track record going back to ...

Treats not threats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... was the week when the spooks went out a-haunting. The Asian Development Bank, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund were out like a three-headed monster, singing Michael Jackson's 'Thriller': "The foulest stench is in the air The funk of ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... Reserve. Traders were also following a lead from Wall Street and European investors in the wake of the International Monetary Fund's decision to slash its global growth forecasts, while concerns over the upcoming corporate earnings season also weighed ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... about 0.4 per cent, less than offshore declines during overnight trading. Sentiment soured on news the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had downgraded its forecasts for global economic growth. Gold was the worst-performing sector, falling 1.48 per cent ...

IMF - It Means Fun

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... not even if you close your eyes, cover your ears and your noses. Chicken Little, of course, is the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and it's again all over cyberspace, the airwaves and in print. "The sky is falling" is its warning of an "alarmingly ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... Australian market looks set to open lower, following falls on the US and European bourses after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its forecasts for global economic growth. At 0814 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract ...

Time to buy the bad news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
... recession and debt crisis in Europe and slow growth in America. You want more? Yes, there's one more. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) now thinks that the world economy will grow 3.3% this year and 3.6% in 2013 - down from its July forecasts of ...

Market wrap - afternoon

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... with 10,800 contracts traded. The Australian market's weaker trading position has continued after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that delays in implementing Greece's bailout program would worsen the nation's financial shortfall. IMF managing ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... he said. "I think it's fair to say that Greece isn't meeting the terms of its bailout and the IMF (International Monetary Fund) has basically said if that's the case then they will not provide anymore aid." At 1010 AEST on the Australian share market ...