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Better and better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... night. No way, Jose! Here's a list of what could have been used as reasons for a sell-off, if there had been one. There's the IMF report reminding all and sundry (one more time) that the world still faces "major downside risks..." from Europe. "Advanced ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... crisis would be a key talking point. "These things tend to disappoint, but on the agenda will definitely be an increase in the IMF's (International Monetary Fund) lending capacity," he said. "There've been headlines recently suggesting a bit of friction ...

The martyrdom of Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... the road. Equity markets ex Greece are safe, for now. But not Greece. Will company profits in Greece now soar because the EU/IMF/ECB's still to be disbursed a,-130 bil is gonna improve economic and business conditions in the country? Have you seen the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... government's huge health benefit programs, a major cause of future deficits. WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Israel of possible instability due to the high unemployment and deep poverty among Arab-Israelis and ultra-orthodox ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... 2,927.23. Greek government leaders reached agreement on austerity measures expected to pave the way for a massive second EU-IMF bailout and help the country avoid an overt default on its debt. Meanwhile, US justice officials announced a $US25 billion ...

Enough of Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... markets turned their attention back to the Greeks and their seemingly never-ending negotiations with their benefactors - the IMF, the EU, the ECB... and private creditors. Ahhh, but it would end soon enough. One way or the other, demands and contra-demands ...

Waiting for the RBA to dance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
... already know by now that China would not be landing hard, contrary to expectations at the beginning of 2012 and despite the IMF's warning that growth could halve there this year. Yeah, yeah, sure, sure. You also know by now that America's economy is ...

China on course for slowdown, not landing: Fidelity

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... portfolio manager of the Fidelity Asia Fund. Speaking at a Fidelity briefing in Sydney this week, Urquhart pointed to recent IMF projections of 8.2% in Chinese growth for this year as not qualifying as a landing at all. "If the base is up at 8% I don't ...

What hard landing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... record, China's economy slowed to 9.2% last year from 10.4% in 2010. And only last week, the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) told us that it expects China's economy to grow by only 8.2% this year - down from its September guesstimate of 9.0%. That's ...

A bullish view could be dangerous after Davos

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... year, but taking a bullish view at the end of the rally could be a dangerous move, according to trading firm LTG GoldRock. The IMF has downgraded its growth forecast to 3.3% with a predicted fall in commodity prices and financial markets down in 2012. ...