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Market to open higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... that "an accident" in the bitter dispute between Greece and its EU-IMF creditors over unlocking vital bailout cash for Athens was drawing "dangerously close". That came as International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said progress in negotiations ...

Mi problema su problema

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... though). US Treasury secretary Jacob Lew "...in a phone call on Tuesday with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, warned Athens that a failure to reach a deal on financing would immediately create hardship for Greece and "broad uncertainties for Europe ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... 0.30 per cent higher, adding 6.14 points to 2,034.86 and Tokyo eased 0.19 per cent, or 38.67 points, to 20,219.27. Fears Athens will default and crash out of the eurozone increased on Tuesday when Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accused creditors ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... Equity markets in France and Germany rebounded despite worries over a Greek debt default in the absence of a deal between Athens and international creditors. Fragrance and cosmetics maker Coty bolted 19.3 per cent higher on reports it has reached a preliminary ...

Greece in crisis (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... "Stocks all over the world are dropping after Greek crisis talks fell apart in 45 minutes" ( Financial Times ) "Greek crisis: Athens rejects capital controls report as Draghi calls for deal 'very soon'" ( The Guardian ) "Greek crisis pushes stocks lower" ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
... lost 1.41 per cent to end the day at 4,901.19 points, and Frankfurt's DAX 30 dropped 1.20 per cent to 11,196.49 points. Athens' main index plunged 5.92 per cent to 774.16 points, giving up most of its optimistic eight per cent surge the day before. In ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... on-court apparel provider for the NBA. LONDON - European stocks have risen, with Greek shares soaring on optimism that Athens was finally close to a deal with its creditors before the IMF announced they were still "well away" from an agreement. Athens' ...

Game theory theorises no Grexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... tomorrow. Speculations of rumours of gossips that a Greco-'the institutions' deal was close to being hammered sent the Athens SE General index soaring up by 8.2% at the close of their trading day... and the yield on 10-year Greek bonds dropping from ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... London, as investors also digested drastic job cuts aimed at saving up to $US5.0 billion in annual costs by late 2017. Athens meanwhile submitted new reform proposals to the European Union as it struggles to secure a deal to release 7.2 billion euros ...

Greece's bundle of debt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
... bailout money extended to Greece thus far -- a,-300 million of which is due the IMF tonight (although latest reports say that Athens would repay the entire a,-1.6 billion due this month at the end of this month). Then there's the small repayment matter ...