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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... up 17 points, also 0.4 per cent, at 4,255.4. NEW YORK - US stocks clawed back early sharp losses on S&P's downgrade of France, Spain, Austria and Italy and new worries over Greece Friday, but still ended the day in the red. At the close the Dow Jones ...

2011: hits and misses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... "Sometime, somewhere... the road will reach a dead end. And when that is reached, their stronger northern neighbours (Germany, France and the UK) - the ones underwriting their debts -- suffer. And if they do, all of Europe goes." But if there's one that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... manufacturing and services survey, which showed that a sharp slowdown in the last quarter may be easing, at least in Germany and France. A series of US indicators on jobs and activity, especially a sharp drop in new unemployment claims, were welcomed ...

HK tops US as most advanced financial economy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... markets. The top 10 nations are Hong Kong SAR, the US, UK, Singapore, Canada, the Netherlands, Japan, Switzerland and Norway. France is ranked 12th and Germany 15th.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
Australian stocks extended their losses as a slew of downgrades to European banks and fears that France may soon follow sent offshore bourses tumbling overnight. Ratings agency Fitch has downgraded major banks Credit Agricole and Rabobank on the back ...

Chinalising Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... A tough ask if you ask me. Ratings downgrade speculation. The latest one being that Standard & Poor's is about to slash France's AAA credit rating. Although it did not happen overnight, statements by French authorities and the ECB before "the fact" suggests ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
... deal ahead of this week's summit. Traders hope European leaders will agree by Friday to link their budgets more closely. France and Germany have called on them to renegotiate Europe's founding treaties and allow a central European authority to enforce ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
... before pulling back to $US1.3384. The dollar slid to 77.72 yen from 77.83 yen on Monday. Borrowing rates for Germany and France rose slightly on the bond market. HONG KONG - Asian markets fell in cautious trade as a Standard & Poor's warning of a possible ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... deepening debt crisis. The local market extended its opening losses amid light volumes after the ratings agency warned Germany, France and 13 other eurozone nations they risk losing their triple A ratings. The pullback came despite gains in US and European ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
Australian shares are set for a modestly stronger start after France and Germany called for a new EU treaty with tougher budgetary rules to deal with the eurozone debt crisis. Stocks markets rose on the proposal, but Wall Street pulled back on reports ...