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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... leaders reached agreement on austerity measures expected to pave the way for a massive second EU-IMF bailout and help the country avoid an overt default on its debt. Meanwhile, US justice officials announced a $US25 billion ($A23.25 billion) settlement ...

Enough of Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... to find the a,-14.5 billion bond repayment due on 20 March. But right now, there's a Mexican standoff in that European country. The EU and the IMF are reportedly demanding that Greece cuts back some more on its fiscal spending before it sees mo' money. ...

The majority is wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... witnesses on how the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) disproved the saying that, "the majority is always right". It kept the country's official cash rate unchanged at 4.25% despite almost universal consensus that it would lower borrowing costs for Australians ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
... stocks are opening lower as talks drag on between Greek political leaders over a fresh austerity package required for the country to get more bailout loans. Minutes after the opening bell on Monday, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 42 points ...

The light, the light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... world's biggest economy is gaining momentum. Wall Street opened strong and never looked back after learning that Uncle Sam's country has added 243,000 jobs in January - the most in nine months - following an upwardly revised 203K addition in December ...

Bold predictions of US recovery

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... economy accelerate this year it will be driven by manufacturing, the economist maintained. "Companies are moving back to the country to build their next plant or expand production in the United States. If that indeed happens we look for the dollar to ...

Asia vital for Aus business: Harcourt

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... emigrants to Australia as contributing to productivity levels. "When you look at the evidence, most emigrants to this country not only improve productivity because they bring in skills but many become employers... Opening up immigration has not only ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... Mongolia. Dealers in the resources space would be focusing on the release of China's manufacturing data this week as the country returns to trading after the lunar New Year holiday, said brokers. Gold miners got a boost after a bout of risk aversion ...

Nikkei not nice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... recording its first annual merchandise trade deficit - amounting to 2.49 trillion yen (US$32 billion) - in 2011. This is the country's first ever deficit in 30 years. And the external account is unlikely to improve anytime soon, particularly if the International ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
... Mongolia. Dealers in the resources space would be focusing on the release of China's manufacturing data this week as the country returns to trading after the lunar New Year holiday, said brokers. Gold miners got a boost after a bout of risk aversion ...