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Bankruptcy could be bliss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... week's summit. They were going for growth. They're going back to Keynes. This was on 30 January 2012. Here's what Thomson Reuters printed back then: "The summit -- the 17th in two years as the EU battles to resolve its sovereign debt problems -- is supposed ...

Stirrings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
... due by the middle of March. But wait, it looks like there's something new the EU would be chatting about at this summit. Reuters reports that the summit will also "focus on creating jobs and growth... The summit is expected to announce that up to 20 ...

Fidelity backs move to empower shareholders

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... management as of December 30, has now weighed into the debate, supporting the PM's calls for greater shareholder power. Reuters reports that the asset manger wants all bonuses paid to executives to be subject to 75% approval by shareholders, as well ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
... pessimistic sentiment from the eurozone, despite some positive statements from the US central bank. "There was an article out on Reuters saying that Angela Merkel said she would not support any more funding for the European bailout fund," Mr Ive said ...

Wagging the dog

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
... markets this morning - which, if I may add, seesaws along with the indices. "Stocks higher on surging oil price" headline Reuters at 0547 hours when the Dow was trading above zero. Because "higher oil prices lifted energy shares" but it's scratching ...

Those tight Aussies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
... the US last week. According to Bloomberg, "Black Friday sales increased 6.6 percent to the largest amount ever..." while Reuters reports that, "Black Friday online sales reached $816 million, making it the heaviest spending day on the Internet so far ...

Nothing new

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
... Japan's credit rating because "Japan's finances are getting worse and worse every day, every second". And still on Asia, Reuters reports China's industry ministry predicting industrial production growth to slow to around 12%-13% next year from 14% this ...

Another lonely night

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
... previous month. However, this maybe just another speed hump as less dated reports point to a better US outlook. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan index of consumer sentiment index jumped to 64.1 in November from 60.9 in October and the four-week ...

Volcker Rule dramatics continue

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... banks own about half the bonds issued by municipal authorities, critics warn this part of bond market could be decimated. Reuters reported that some analysts believe these limitations could cut away up to 25% of bond trading revenue in some trading firms ...

Russell: ECB needs to come to Italy's rescue

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... high of 6.29 %, causing fresh unsteadiness in markets in the wake of earlier respite at news of the change in leadership. Reuters also reported that the European Central Bank (ECB) bought Italian government bonds in the secondary markets yesterday. According ...