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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 ...

Go ahead Europe, make my day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... approval" -- isn't this, what we call, an oxymoron? But never fear, Angela is here. Reuters reported German Chancellor Angela Merkel told politicians in her ruling coalition that Europe would not have shared total debt liability "as long as I live". ...

All eyes on Germany ahead of Greek elections

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... heightened the running debate between European power-houses over how to solve the debt crisis, with German chancellor Angela Merkel warning that her country cannot save the eurozone alone. "Germany is strong; Germany is an engine of economic growth and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... developments came as France's new pro-growth President Francois Hollande held his first talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the main proponent of austerity, to find common ground on tackling the crisis. Tokyo fell 1.12 per cent, or 99.57 points ...

Wow on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
... attachment to JMK- John Maynard Keynes) - more focus on growth and less on austerity. According to Bloomberg, "Chancellor Angela Merkel backed European Central Bank President Mario Draghi's call to focus on spurring economic growth, as German officials ...