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Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... 3073.67. LONDON - European stock markets slid sharply as investors take stock of poor trade data from Japan and talks on Greece's debt woes while awaiting minutes from the US Fed's last policy meeting. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies fell by ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
... with 7,666 contracts traded. Wall Street finished mainly in the red after disappointing economic data out of Japan and Greece and no stimulatory measures from China. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 38.52 points (0.29 per cent) ...

Sun setting on the Land of the Rising Sun

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
... open slightly higher despite Wall Street finishing mainly in the red after disappointing economic data out of Japan and Greece and no stimulatory measures from China. At 0753 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up eight ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... Thursday, including inflation and industrial production. The mood was also somewhat gloomy after Standard & Poor's cut Greece's sovereign debt rating outlook to negative. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies managed to add a slight 0.08 ...

Blahs take the blues away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... credit rating last August. But back to the bad news that's now on page 4. Yes, we have S&P again. It cut the outlook on Greece's debt to negative from stable due to the credit rater's reservation that it will meet its deficit savings' target. Rosengren's ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... stocks skidded amid a global sell-off on renewed eurozone sovereign debt concerns that Spain was headed for a bailout and Greece could exit the eurozone. Spain's borrowing costs on Monday struck highs considered unsustainable, sparking fears that the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... Peacock said the fall in Australian share followed the overseas lead. "It was predominantly due to concerns over Spain and Greece; the European debt crisis is never far away," he said. "I think it's fair to say that Greece isn't meeting the terms of ...

Digging dirt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... previously) after a predicted contraction of 1.5% this year. And while we're at it, here's some more bad news. The ECB warned Greece that it would stop accepting Greek bonds and other collaterals pledged by Greek banks until the after IMF and EU officials ...

Bad news? Where?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... 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. No wait, Spain already did and the German Parliament just approved its a,-100 billion ...