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Go ahead Europe, make my day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... approval" -- isn't this, what we call, an oxymoron? But never fear, Angela is here. Reuters reported German Chancellor Angela Merkel told politicians in her ruling coalition that Europe would not have shared total debt liability "as long as I live". ...

All eyes on Germany ahead of Greek elections

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... heightened the running debate between European power-houses over how to solve the debt crisis, with German chancellor Angela Merkel warning that her country cannot save the eurozone alone. "Germany is strong; Germany is an engine of economic growth and ...

No random walk on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... Spanish banking system, what the European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Chinese government, Angela Merkel, or the US Federal Reserve will do." Sounds familiar? And his is not the only hedge fund that has given up altogether. According ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... developments came as France's new pro-growth President Francois Hollande held his first talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the main proponent of austerity, to find common ground on tackling the crisis. Tokyo fell 1.12 per cent, or 99.57 points ...

Grexit and the games people play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... austerity from French voters and the Spaniards, and the Italians and the Dutch. And oh, judging from austerity crusader Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) recent defeat to the pro-growth Social Democratic Party (SPD) at the North Rhine-Westphalia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
... as Greek politicians have failed again to form a government amid fears it could end up leaving the eurozone while Angela Merkel's party was beaten in a local German poll. Tokyo closed 0.23 per cent, or 20.53 points, higher at 8,973.84 on Monday while ...

Wow on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
... attachment to JMK- John Maynard Keynes) - more focus on growth and less on austerity. According to Bloomberg, "Chancellor Angela Merkel backed European Central Bank President Mario Draghi's call to focus on spurring economic growth, as German officials ...

Where now brown cow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... after Greece got its second bailout, there's still Murphy's Law to worry about. Just last night, German Chancellor Angela Merkel reminded us of this, declaring that the relative calm over the sovereign debt crisis was just a "phase". "Concerning the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... raise more than double the amount of new capital previously estimated. Pessimistic comments from German Chancellor Angela Merkel on it requiring years to mend the eurozone's problems likely added to the subdued mood after she dashed hopes on Tuesday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
... eurozone, despite some positive statements from the US central bank. "There was an article out on Reuters saying that Angela Merkel said she would not support any more funding for the European bailout fund," Mr Ive said from Auckland. "The market reacted ...