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BBC denies trader a hoax interview

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
The BBC has denied the trader who became an overnight Internet sensation, Alessio Rastani, was a hoax interview. London based independent trader, Alessio Rastani claimed in an interview, aired on the BBC on Monday that he went to bed every night "dreaming ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... Tuesday, while the 30-year yield fell to 3.09 per cent from 3.12 per cent. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions. LONDON - European stocks fell amid doubts eurozone leaders are any closer to resolving the debt crisis before EU-IMF auditors ...

Sydney's financial centre ranking slips five places

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
... standard across leading centres is further reflected by how 10 years ago there were clear differences in the rating scores for London and New York compared to Hong Kong and Singapore. While today London, New York and Hong Kong are on almost equal footing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
... while the 30-year bond increased to 3.00 per cent from 2.93 per cent. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions. LONDON - European shares rebounded amid intense speculation over a banking recapitalisation plan and an orderly Greek default, at ...

UBS CEO resigns over rogue trading scandal

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... of Kweku Adoboli, the UBS 'rogue' trader accused of $2.36 billion fraud. The trading loss, the largest of its kind by a London based trader, equates to approximately the same amount the Swiss bank is looking to shave off its books by cutting 3,500 jobs ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... on the 30-year bond was at 2.90 from 2.80 per cent the previous day. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions. LONDON - European stocks closed in positive territory after a see-saw session that saw some markets drop over three percent during ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... or 2.33 per cent, at $34.80, and Rio Tinto was down $1.69, or 2.6 per cent, at $63.41. Rio Tinto was down 10 per cent in London overnight and seven per cent in the US, Mr Daghlian said. Gold miner Newcrest was down $1.16, or 3.08 per cent, at $36.46 ...

Bulls see red

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
A sea of red swamped the world's equity markets - from New York to Rio and old London town - over the past 24 hours. As I've been warning the past few weeks, the global economy is weakening, the odds of another recession has increased and this is sapping ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... report from HSBC showed that activity in China had slowed for the third straight month in September. Separately, a survey by London-based researchers Markit showed that economic activity in the eurozone hit reverse in September for the first time in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... trade it slid to 3.03 per cent, its lowest level since January 2009. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions. LONDON - European equities have fallen on fresh concerns over banks' exposure to indebted Greece, but losses were capped by expectations ...