Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 11 - 20 of 46 results for "German Chancellor Angela Merkel"

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 ...

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 ...

Where now brown cow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... after Greece got its second bailout, there's still Murphy's Law to worry about. Just last night, German Chancellor Angela Merkel reminded us of this, declaring that the relative calm over the sovereign debt crisis was just a "phase". "Concerning the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... raise more than double the amount of new capital previously estimated. Pessimistic comments from German Chancellor Angela Merkel on it requiring years to mend the eurozone's problems likely added to the subdued mood after she dashed hopes on Tuesday ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... losing their triple A ratings. The pullback came despite gains in US and European markets and after German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy said they would push for a rewrite of the European Union's governing rules to tighten ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... Monday eyes moved to Europe, where a mini-summit involving French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel hopes to come up with a plan to save the eurozone. Their proposals will go in front of EU heads at a full summit at the end ...