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Food is the new Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... that pestering debt crisis can far enough down the road. Wasn't it only a few days ago (last Friday) that they approved Spain's a,-100 billion bail? And not even a month has passed since their announcement of a "breakthrough" agreement on measures to ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... Australian market looks set to open lower after strong falls on Wall Street amid concern over the eurozone's debt problems as Spain's borrowing costs hit the levels that prompted other nations to seek help. At 0811 AEST on Tuesday, the September share ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... points at 4,120, with 9,802 contracts traded. US stocks fell around one per cent on Friday, following renewed concerns about Spain after its borrowing costs rose past the mark which is considered too high to be sustainable. IG Markets analyst Cameron ...

Digging dirt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... suddenly headlines are back digging all the big, bad news that's out there. On the same day that the EU formally approved Spain's a,-100 billion rescue package to recapitalise its banks came news that Spain's Valencia region announced that it needed ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... 0.14 per cent, to 4,230.6 points. US stocks dropped, solidly snapping a three-day winning streak on renewed concerns about Spain after its borrowing costs soared into the danger zone. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 12,822.57 on Friday, down ...

Bad news? Where?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... for. Europe too was in glass half-full mood. Their equity markets closed on the up and up as investors ignored reports that Spain's 10-year bond yield jumped above 7.0% -- you know, the level at which Greece, Ireland and Portugal asked for a bailout. ...

Much ado, no do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... calm in the markets when Europe is out of the headlines? Speaking of which, Moody's has just done to Italy what it did to Spain, which it did to Greece. Moody's slashed the ratings of 13 Italian banks - including UniCredit (the biggest) and Intesa Sanpaolo ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
... at 3,179.90 points. Madrid lost a hefty 1.99 per cent, additionally under pressure after the IMF forecast a worsening of Spain's recession, and Milan shed 0.36 per cent. In foreign exchange deals, the European single currency turned around to trade firmer ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... round of quantitative easing was on the way. European markets were fixed amid the announcement of austerity measures in Spain. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished trade down 48.59 points, or 0.38 per cent, to 12,604.53 and the S&P 500 down 0.02 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fell amid lingering doubts over Spain's bailout package. At 0810 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was up one point at 4,065. In economic news on Thursday ...