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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... way of domestic US news to overshadow worries that parties opposed to conditions of the 130 billion euros ($A167.19 billion) IMF-EU bailout for Greece might take power in Greece. LONDON - European stock markets plummeted and the euro fell against the ...

Potential for surprise financial crisis high

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... director and chief investment officer, Ibbotson Asia. Needham was responding to the recent International Monetary Fund's (IMF) report which listed Australia as one of the highest performing developed economies, tipping more of the same for the next two ...

Instant replay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... arsenal of weapons to fight the good fight. There's Germany lessening its pro-austerity rhetoric and of course, there's the IMF with its recently increased firepower. Speaking of which, Europeans seemed to be moving towards the prescriptions contained ...

Wow on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
... receding because they're also on the fiscal austerity path. Want more proof? We all know about the humungous spending cuts the IMF/ECB/EU troika demanded Greece implement and adhere to before approving its second bailout last month. Well folks, the Greek ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
... markets and the euro were firmer after solid business confidence data from Germany and as investors looked ahead to a key IMF meeting and weekend French elections. In afternoon deals, London's FTSE 100 index gained 0.33 per cent to 5,763.55 points, Frankfurt's ...

Dickens on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
... reports released over the past week. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised its global growth forecasts but warned that risks are still elevated and conditions remain fragile. US retail sales ...

Market Wrap-Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
... markets and the euro were firmer after solid business confidence data from Germany and as investors looked ahead to a key IMF meeting and weekend French elections. In afternoon deals, London's FTSE 100 index gained 0.33 per cent to 5,763.55 points, Frankfurt's ...

Missing the forest for the daily grind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
... Street - and most other equity markets - rallied yesterday as investors welcomed news of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) upgraded global growth outlook and Spain's good bond auction result. All is well, or will be. Buy, buy, buy and buy some ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
... yen. HONG KONG - Asian markets bounced back from recent loses following some much-needed positive news out of Europe and an IMF report forecasting global growth would be stronger than expected. Technology and financial shares were boosted by strong earnings ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
... even though that happened, their market bucked that trend which is good news. The other main macro news coming out was the IMF upgrading the 2012/2013 growth expectations for the world." At the close, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies ...