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Three more days of guessing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
... and downgraded Spain from B to CCC+ (junk). Hello vicious circle. Another five weeks of uncertainty would certainly suck Italy into this vicious vortex and perhaps, altogether drain the Eurozone's will to live as a single region. Then all bets are off. ...

QE hope - must be getting tough again?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
... getting tougher in Europa as two European finmins remind us. It is "still far from stable" said Dutch finmin Kees de Jager and Italy could be the next one to needing a rescue added Austria's Maria Fekter. How tough? Expect "three to four more years of ...

Spanish bailout soured by upcoming Greek election

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
... sector. After an initially positive response by the markets, AAP reported that the atmosphere turned sour for both Spain and Italy, on the fear that Sunday's elections in Greece could result in Athens quitting the euro, with unknown consequences. "The ...

PIG now officially PIGS

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
... almost straight after. No. Not to get Poland's backing but to be at ringside watching the soccer match between Spain and Italy. By the looks of it, Spain and Italy should be playing against Germany instead. For the Germans want the 'assistance' to be ...

Not that rainy day feeling again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... deeper into recession. Yes folks, the same issues and rationales that financial markets ignored not even 24 hours before. Italy is about to blow. It didn't even made it to page 6 yesterday but now it's become prominent - it's scarier if the Eurozone's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... bailout. European bond rates were also under pressure with those for Spain reaching danger levels on the secondary market and Italy missing its maximum target in a bond sale. When trading wrapped up, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index had given up 1.74 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
... Frankfurt, the DAX 30 fell 2.33 per cent to 6,285.75 points and in Paris the CAC 40 tumbled 2.62 per cent to 3,003.27 points. In Italy, the benchmark FTSE Mib index in Milan dove 3.68 per cent and Madrid sank 3.31 per cent to close at its lowest level ...

VIX says nearly shopping time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
... at least they'll have company. Ireland perhaps? Or Portugal? Or heavens forbid Spain and/or - nay not and/or but and -- Italy. It's the same choice the Eurozone faces. Decide to let Greece stay and it'll have to continually dig deep into its pocket to ...

Bulls run

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... speculation of a Greece exit is breeding speculation of rumours of gossips in Spain. Soon it'll be Ireland, Portugal and Italy. Soon it'll be France. Soon the world! Oh pardon, moi. It's already happening. See how they - the bulls - run. To be sure ...

Grexit and the games people play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... ramifications thereafter. Germany fears that if they give in and relax its demands for austerity or else, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Italy, etc. would ask to have what Greece is having. The Utopian dream of having manageable debt levels in Europe would ...