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Putin pontificates peace

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
Is that bad news on your pocket... or you're just happy to see me? Yes Virginia, equity markets are rejoicing as the roll of bad news continued overnight. US initial unemployment claims increased by more than expected to 311K in the week ended 9 August ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... Data showed that US weekly applications for unemployment aid last week climbed 21,000 to a seasonally-adjusted 311,000. German gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 0.2 per cent in the June quarter prompting speculation the European Central Bank ...

Because I'm happy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... February 2010 and below the ECB's 2.0% target - from 1.0% in June. This followed the previous day's ZEW survey revealing that German investor confidence dropped to their lowest level since December 2012. Don't worry, be happy for the more worries the ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... Wednesday, up 12 per cent on the year before. But, the profit wasn't enough to lift investor sentiment after disappointing German economic data lead to overseas losses overnight. Commonwealth Bank shares were down 49 cents to $81.20 in early trading ...

Only the dead have seen the end of war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... Research, "The decline in economic sentiment is likely connected to the ongoing geopolitical tensions that have affected the German economy by now. In particular, current figures on industrial production and incoming orders suggest markedly reduced investment ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fell following disappointing German economic data and ahead of Wednesday's report on US retail sales. At 0804 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was up four ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
... string of records. LONDON - European stocks tumbled as investors digested a barrage of results, with Frankfurt sliding after German sportswear giant adidas issued a profits warning linked to the Ukraine crisis. Frankfurt's main DAX index dived 1.94 per ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... Starbucks (-2.1 per cent) raised worries about consumer spending. LONDON - Europe's stock markets dropped as a fall in German business confidence offset positive British growth data, while traders reacted to a huge tie-up of the continent's pay-TV sector. ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... the red after the head of the Federal Reserve warned it could raise rates faster than expected, adding to gloom over poor German data. Paris's CAC 40 fell 1.03 per cent on Tuesday compared to Monday's closing levels to settle at 4,305.31 points. London's ...

A sign from the holy spirit?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
id the holy spirit just give us a sign? Nah Virgina, I'm speak not of the one-third of the 'Holy Trinity' that is central to the Christian faith but the bank named after it in Portugal - Banco Espiritu Santo. Trading in scripts and bonds issued by Portugal's ...