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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2010
... economist Craig James said the Euro and the Australian dollar had soared on Monday morning after the International Monetary Fund formally approved bailout funds for Greece. Germany's government also approved bailout assistance while European Union finance ...

Global Sovereign Crisis

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2010
... of the governments having saved the banks, but who will save the governments? Brace for contagion. International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn was quoted in Le Parisien saying that, "There is always a risk of contagion." This ...

Troubled Greece to freeze pensions

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
The Greek government has agreed to freeze wages and pensions for three years in a deal with the International Monetary Fund which will help revive its ramshackle economy. Greece reached the agreement with the IMF, the European Commission, and the European ...

Rules, rules, rules

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
... institutions are waiting to see how far their money would go towards greasing legislation their way, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is proposing a commandment of its own. "Thou shall pay tithe to a general fund." According to the Wall Street Journal ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
... higher, suggesting it will have a hard and expensive time raising any fresh money. An upgrade to the International Monetary Fund's global growth outlook was welcome but harsh words for the lagging European economies only highlighted the headwinds the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
... players batted off concerns about Greece's debt woes and an unexpected rise in US jobless claims. The International Monetary Fund announced it was dispatching a team of experts to Greece at the request of authorities to discuss a possible loan, moving ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... use the euro agreed to provide $US40.5 billion ($A43.27 billion) in loans to Greece if needed. The International Monetary Fund could contribute another $US13.5 billion ($A14.42 billion). The details helped to ease worries that have been one of the few ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... rose to a record level Thursday, signaling that a rescue plan from other European countries and the International Monetary Fund might not be enough to prevent a default. A disappointing report on initial jobless claims added to the downbeat mood early ...

Flip-flop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
... financial market nerves calmed following reports that European Union leaders have agreed to call in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the Greek rescue. The deal was that Eurozone countries would provide half of the non-subsidised loans to Greece ...

In a better place

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
... I repeat, the European Union would not let Greece fall into ruins - if not the European Union, the International Monetary Fund. Besides, the Greek worry is already priced in - the uncertainty is one of the factors holding the market back from taking ...