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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... weakness in Wall Street overnight following further concerns on what's happening in the political landscape in Greece and France and whether those actions in those countries will further affect decisions on the funding of sovereign debt," he said. "Locally ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... fell and European markets plummeted with sentiment dominated by uncertainty in the euro zone after weekend elections in France and Greece At 0800 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 20 points at 4,279. No major economic ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... we've had a bit of a bounce this morning," he said. US stocks closed mixed, showing little impact from the weekend votes in France and Greece which cast doubt on the path of financial reform across the troubled euro zone. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

Fearing the unknown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... ever-evolving European tragedy. Equity markets around the world copped a thrashing - a eurothrashing - as elections in France and Greece brought fresh uncertainty over Europa. Monsieur Sarkozy is out. Hollande is in. Au revoire Merkozy. It'll be Frangela ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... Street closed mixed and European stocks finished higher with bourses settling and showing little impact of the elections in France and Greece. At 0805 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 33 points at 4,323. In economic ...

Bumps along the way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... whispers of double-dip again people), and now fresh political uncertainty - Monsieur Hollande is now President-in-waiting in France and Greece is looking likely to have a hung Parliament - added to Europe's sovereign debt crisis, the near-term omen for ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... cent after Spain managed to sell 2.52 billion euros in three- and five-year bonds, although at considerably higher rates. France, however, raised 7.43 billion euros at lower rates in a closely watched auction of medium- and long-term bonds just three ...

Instant replay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... be. We saw the replay of this again last week, screened as the political uncertainty sparked by the runoff elections in France and the resignation of the Dutch government and Standard & Poor's two-notched downgrade of Spain's credit rating from A to ...

There's the good news and there's the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
... Business Confidence Drops to Lowest in Two Years Italy's Borrowing Costs Rise at Auction of 8.5 Billion-Euros of Bills France Unemployment Near 10% Cameron Braces for U.K. Confidence Shock on Recession Return And here's another from forexpros.com, "Chicago ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
... stocks fell after a key economic indicator pointed to more growth troubles for the euro zone and political developments in France and the Netherlands suggested diminishing support for using drastic budget cuts to fix the debt crisis. Mr Smith said he ...