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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... suggesting the possibility of a harder, export-led downturn that may be somewhat outside the control of China's monetary authorities," he said. Financial stocks shed one per cent after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it would put to the test ...

The times, they're not a -changin'

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... after Greece was discovered to have a debt problem -- and then Ireland, and then Portugal, and then Spain -- European authorities are still to come up with a solution that contains the three C's - credible, concerted and concrete - to the crisis that ...

Chinalising Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... & Poor's is about to slash France's AAA credit rating. Although it did not happen overnight, statements by French authorities and the ECB before "the fact" suggests it could (will?) happen. For French President Sarkozy not being triple-A would be "an ...

Waiting to exhale 5

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
... Times reports that Europe plans to create a bigger bazooka - nay, two bazookas to be exact. FT writes that Eurozone authorities are considering using two rescue funds - the already existing a,-440B European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF) and the soon ...

PIGS!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
... positive that could come out in all these. And that is that it could finally (hopefully) focus the minds of European authorities to, once and for all, come up with a credible concerted action plan to reverse the rot they're in. =========================================== ...

Half-filled empty glass

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... Given record high yields in Italy and Germany's failed bond auction and threat to France's credit rating, Eurozone authorities may (hopefully) decide that they've had enough punishment and finally do the right thing. ======================================== ...

Worry me not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... They're happy that - one more time - Europe has "A Plan". The rumour about the gossip about the talks is that European authorities are exploring measures to facilitate fiscal integration without the need for cumbersome treaty changes. They also plan ...

Volcker Rule dramatics continue

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... Volcker Rule such bond investing may not be allowed and since these 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 ...

Economist and former EU commissioner appointed Italian PM designate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... that it sends a further encouraging signal - following the swift adoption of the 2012 Stability Law - of the Italian authorities' determination to overcome the current crisis," they said in a joint statement. "As agreed at the Euro Summit on 26 October ...

Shape up or ship out

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... have its cake and eat it too by pulling a fast one on its benefactors. I could just imagine how incensed those money authorities are at this Papandreou bombshell. After burning the midnight oil on the night of the 27th of October to hammer a deal, Papandreou ...