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So far so good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... fears are not being reflected in Europe's early 2012 equity market performance. The equity markets of recently downgraded France and Italy are up 5.1% and 3.6%, respectively. But what takes the cake is Greece - the country that is on the verge of default ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... European banks, including those considered particularly susceptible to a further outbreak of unease in Europe, such as France's Societe Generale and Italy's UniCredit, were buoyed by the news that Germany's second-largest bank, Commerzbank, won't need ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... service its debts and be forced to default, potentially triggering more turmoil in global markets. In Europe, the CAC-40 in France closed down 0.2 per cent at 3,264.93 while Germany's DAX rose 0.3 per cent to 6,354.57. The FTSE 100 index of leading British ...

Get up and go on board

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... that cowardly captain, Schettino, and are getting on board. Take for instance, the successful bond and bill auctions of France, Belgium, Italy, Spain and the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF) right straight after S&P lopped their credit ratings. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... European and US markets have traded strongly. Germany's DAX closed 1.8 per cent higher at 6,332.93 while the CAC-40 in France rose 1.4 per cent to 3,269.99. The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares ended 0.7 per cent higher at 5,693.95. The euro ...

Priced in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
Standard & Poor's was at it - slashing - again last night. After lopping off one A out of France's and Austria's AAA credit rating at the end of last week, it did the same for the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF). According to S&P: "We consider ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... King public holiday. LONDON - Europe's leading stock markets shrugged off a wave of ratings downgrades, including that of France's triple-A status, while the euro remained essentially unchanged on Monday. Steep losses were posted in London, however ...

UBS: Political turmoil adding to market woes

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... market volatility the potential result, according to the UBS Investing in 2012 report. Presidential elections in the US, France and Russia along with likely leadership change in China may see heads of state in the world's largest economies replaced at ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... sparked a fresh wave of risk aversion ahead of more Chinese data this week. Standard & Poor's (S&P) on Friday stripped France and Austria of their triple-A status and downgraded seven debt-laden European countries. Global markets posted a muted reaction ...

The times, they're not a -changin'

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... Malta (to A), Slovakia (A) and Slovenia (A+) doesn't really matter that much. The chop that matters is the one given to France and Austria. Both countries lost their triple-A and are now rated AA+ -- the same as America. Only Germany, The Netherlands ...