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BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... Catalonia - that's seeking some. Oh, and did somebody mention bank runs? Never mind, the euro will be whole again now that Greece has blinked. Everybody's happy. One more time, hip, hip... Ok that's Europe done... for now. But there's still China and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... Australia, the market on Friday relinquished early gains to close around 0.6 per cent lower as relentless uncertainty over Greece's future and Chinese bank loan targets plagued investors. At the close on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down ...

Coin toss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... Never mind the volatility in the financial markets spawned by the Ger-Gre game of chickens, but the two G's (Germany and Greece) bluffs and blusters are already creating real pain in Spain. Weekend news report that Catalonia is having problems in accessing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... Australia, the market on Friday relinquished early gains to close around 0.6 per cent lower as relentless uncertainty over Greece's future and Chinese bank loan targets plagued investors. At the close on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... fallen into negative territory as concern about the future of the euro zone outweighed earlier positive sentiment about Greece's future within it. The main indices had gained about 10 points when the market opened, but falls by the biggest stocks on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... data offered little light in the gloom and an EU summit failed to come up with any fresh remedy to reassure investors over Greece's future. European surveys indicated the economy slowing sharply across the board while the latest US jobs numbers showed ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
... Australian market looks set to open higher after a mixed result on Wall Street but tumbles on European bourses over fears Greece may leave the euro zone. At 0800 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 4,080. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... per cent) also were having a bad day. Bell Potter Securities senior adviser Stuart Smith said worries about debt-ridden Greece and a weak economic growth outlook from a Westpac-Melbourne Institute report were behind the local market's declines. However ...

Grexit sends investors running for bonds

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... bracing themselves for a Greek exit. "Although such a scenario is unlikely to materialise and it is not desirable either for Greece or other countries, it can not be excluded that preparations are being made to contain the potential consequences of a ...

Australian economy on target for growth: OECD

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... sovereign debt crisis continues to be the most significant risk to the global outlook, with recent political developments in Greece resulting in greater financial market volatility," said Treasurer Wayne Swan, in his response to the report. "Against ...