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Market set for a fairly flat open

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... Christine Lagarde, who was attending the G7 meeting, reportedly warned of the potential for a Greek exit of the 19-nation eurozone and said such a scenario would not be "a walk in the park" for the single-currency area. Analysts also noted that the Shanghai ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... Dresden to discuss the global economy and financial regulation, with Athens on the agenda amid stubborn fears of a Greek eurozone exit. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has invited his counterparts and their central bank chiefs from Britain ...

Strong USD reflects (deflects) lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... year... and then they'll have a bigger problem on their hands. Spain is no Greece, it's the fourth biggest economy in the Eurozone. Makes me wonder if the Fed could really, truly have lift-off this year.

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... impose further austerity on Greece as the cause of the stalemate," said Spreadex analyst Connor Campbell, adding that "the eurozone's trademark volatility (that) roared back with a vengeance". Mr Campbell said investors were unsettled by rumours that ...

Market lower as Wall Street falls

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... cent at 7,031.72 points, boosted by gains to share prices of heavyweight miners that rallied on Chinese stimulus hopes. "Eurozone indices have struggled... weighed down by Greek debt concerns," said Kash Kamal, research analyst at Sucden Financial. "The ...

Running on neutral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... 53.8 in May from 54.1 in April, disappointing expectations for a pick up to 54.5. Markit's composite PMI measure for the Eurozone eased to 53.4 in May from 53.9 in April but, as per Markit, job creation is up to four-year highs and prices indices hit ...

Tug o' currency war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... and expectations of a Fed lift-off pushed further back. The IMF foresaw this more than a month ago when it upgraded its eurozone growth forecast to 1.5% (from 1.2%) in 2015 and 1.6% (1.4%) in 2016 while at the same time revising its US growth prediction ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... points compared with the close on Thursday, when many traders were away for a public holiday in both European capitals. Eurozone bond markets meanwhile calmed following a steep sell-off in recent weeks. "After a volatile week there was not quite the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... before slipping to $US1.1363, which was still up from $US1.1354 late in New York on Wednesday, extending gains on bright eurozone economic growth data. HONG KONG - Tokyo's Nikkei index has been the biggest loser of Asia's major markets as the yen climbed ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... Peltz. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets have closed mixed, despite news of solid first quarter economic growth in the eurozone - with France outpacing powerhouse Germany - and encouraging company results. After spending most of the day in positive ...