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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013
... Washington that threatens to shut down parts of the US economy. The euro - which enjoyed a boost from Chancellor Angela Merkel's weekend election win in Germany - also retreated on Tuesday after the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) aired concerns ...

William Blair targets super fund investors with 'game theory'

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
... in the eurozone game are the European Central Bank, Germany, France, Italy, Greece and Spain. Up until recently Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy represented the austerity coalition, pursuing their own interests in trying to convince the periphery that ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
... cent to 7,913.40 points on a lack of any clear breakthrough at a summit in Brussels and after German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced stiff opposition to using new eurozone rescue funds to replenish the coffers of troubled Spanish banks. The euro eased ...

Two down, one to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... shoulders and big feet? The point is this too shall be resolved when we cross that bridge. Recall German Chancellor Angela Merkel's words less than three months ago, "Keine Euro-Bonds, solange ich lebe" (no euro bonds, while I am alive") printed by Der ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
... Concerns about Greece also kept investors on edge, with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras set to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel later in the day as Athens struggles to meet reform conditions for continued financial aid. Japan dipped 1.17 per cent ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... Frankfurt's blue-chip DAX 30 index breaking above the 7,000-point level on a eurozone defence by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The DAX gained 0.64 per cent to close at 7,040.88 points after already breaking briefly through the key level on Thursday ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
... that added evidence the economy is growing steadily. Markets were also spurred by comments from German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Canada, which appeared to give solid backing for the European Central Bank (ECB). Traders took the comments to mean that ...

Tell that to the marines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... would be hard to justify that use permanently." Yeah, yeah& tell that to the marines! Remember German Chancellor Angela Merkel's statement - only days before the summit - that Europe would not have shared total debt liability "as long as I live"? Self-preservation ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... the Dow was down by about 170 points before rallying in the last hour of trade. "News broke that German Chancellor Angela Merkel had cancelled a press conference of all things and the markets took that as some sign that they're working on a plan and ...

Dressing the windows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... rest of Europe - but hated and resisted, because it will perceived as an oppressive power." But nah! Chancellor Angela Merkel is well and that equity market rally overnight was, according to one financial journalist - and paraphrased by other financial ...