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Market to open flat

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... stocks have risen, with Greek shares soaring on optimism that Athens was finally close to a deal with its creditors before the IMF announced they were still "well away" from an agreement. Athens' main index had shot up 8.16 per cent to end Thursday at ...

Game theory theorises no Grexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... "There are major differences between us in most key areas. There has been no progress in narrowing these differences recently", IMF spokesman Gerry Rice announced. Voila! Instant windfall. But that's just me. Anyways... I may have come late to the realisation ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... secure a deal to release 7.2 billion euros ($US8.1 billion) of remaining bailout funds with a huge debt repayments to the IMF due at the end of the month. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has warned that if no deal is reached it would lead to the ...

New kid on the block

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... popping). Think back to the dotcom days or more recently, the financial-engineered CDO's of not too long ago (even the Fed and the IMF and their dogs didn't think they were in a bubble back then until... popped went the weasel). China's in a bull market ...

Greece's bundle of debt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
... $272 billion J. Paul - the total amount of bailout money extended to Greece thus far -- a,-300 million of which is due the IMF tonight (although latest reports say that Athens would repay the entire a,-1.6 billion due this month at the end of this month). ...

Australian market to open lower

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
... per cent due to unease over the Greek debt negotiations, volatility in the bond market and worries about growth after the IMF cut its US economic forecast. Locally on Friday, the Australian Industry Group and the Housing Industry Association releases ...

Mocking Maastricht

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... conflicting news on whether or not 'the institutions' would give Athens the euros it needs to repay one of 'the institutions' - the IMF - the a,-300 million due this Friday... and that's just for starters. The ayes have it. The yield on 10-year Greek ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... "Ongoing Greek talks remain one obvious risk event this week especially as the country needs to pay 300 million euros to the IMF on Friday," said Craig Erlam, senior market analyst at Oanda foreign exchange trading company. "There are some small signs ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... messy exit from the euro. "The Greek crisis will soon reach a new crunch point as 300 million euros is due to be repaid to the IMF on Friday. Greece may not be able to make or delay this payment," said Kevin Ferriter at research firm Capital Economics. ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
... Chicago PMI plunged a bit, and I think this is about Greece," said Peter Cardillo of Rockwell Global Capital. "The fact that (IMF chief Christine) Lagarde yesterday indicated that there is the potential for Greece leaving the eurozone, that's on the ...