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Economist and former EU commissioner appointed Italian PM designate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... Europe has heaved a collective sigh of relief with the news former EU commissioner Mario Monti will take over the reins as Italy's new designate leader, following the resignation of disgraced Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi last week. Monti, a respected ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
Australian stocks gained as changes of leadership in Italy and Greece stoked optimism that Europe's debt crisis would be addressed. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 30 points, or 0.7 per cent, at 4,326.5, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... per cent. LONDON - European stock markets closed sharply higher in a bounce after recent heavy losses, getting a boost as Italy and Greece made progress on reforms to help stabilise their strained finances. In London, the FTSE-100 index of top companies ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... weigh on the market. "I think we'll close mildly positive." On Wall Street on Thursday, stocks rebounded amid signs that Italy and Greece were moving to form new governments that would address their deep debt problems. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... Australia luncheon. In Australia, the market on Thursday, just over $31 billion was wiped from the value of Australian shares as Italy became the new centre of concern in the eurozone debt crisis. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 102 points, or ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... points, with 20,415 contracts traded. IG Markets market strategist Stan Shamu said global markets were clearly focused on Italy at the moment. "They're the Eurozone's third biggest economy. Some say they're too big to bail out, which is basically what's ...

Autumn Angst

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
OMG! We're really in trouble now, Italian-sized big trouble. Italy - the economy that's considered too big to bail - looks like it's gonna need one as the yield on its 10-year government bonds surged past the 7% bailout mark. Italian 10-year bonds rose ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... 49.4 points, or 1.14 per cent, to 4,406.2. NEW YORK - The Dow Jones industrial average dropped more than 400 points after Italy's borrowing costs soared and talks collapsed in Greece on forming a new government. The yield on the benchmark Italian government ...

Italy's bond market collapse puts US back in favour

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... region's inflation worries. Food and fuel prices across the region have jumped an estimated 7% this year. Money exiting Italy has driven down the capital base and skyrocketed Italian yields to 6.7%, their highest level in more than a decade, resulting ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
Australian shares remain well over one per cent higher at noon with political progress in Italy and stronger commodity prices boosting investor sentiment. At 1220 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 59.8 points, or 1.39 per cent, at 4,353.6 ...