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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... 1.05 points to 2,529.76. Markets rallied on Monday after Italian prime ministerial nominee Mario Monti replaced Silvio Berlusconi. Greece also has a new leader, Lucas Papademos, former deputy chief of the European Central Bank However, Asian markets ...

Russell: ECB needs to come to Italy's rescue

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... country held its first bond auction since yields pushed past 7% last week, preceeding controversial Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's resignation. Yields at the 3 billion euro auction hit another high of 6.29 %, causing fresh unsteadiness in markets ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... news that Italy continued to pay high rates to borrow a day after economist Mario Monti was name to succeed Silvio Berlusconi as Italy's prime minister. Greece's new prime minister, Lucas Papademos, faced the task of implementing security measures needed ...

Economist and former EU commissioner appointed Italian PM designate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... will take over the reins as Italy's new designate leader, following the resignation of disgraced Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi last week. Monti, a respected economist who served as commissioner for EU internal markets and competition for 10 years ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... minister to push through urgent reforms while Italy's borrowing costs eased as it searched for a successor to Silvio Berlusconi. A day after regional markets suffered a huge sell-off over Italy's growing debt crisis, a successful bond auction in Rome ...

Weekend worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... that the Italian parliament is rushing through the passage of austerity measures to be off with promised to resign PM Berlusconi subito. Like the previous three, we await what Monday brings. I, me and Irene wouldn't be in any way surprised if more bad ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... Nikkei ended down almost three per cent. Investors in Asia took succour on Wednesday from Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's vow to resign once credible economic reforms are in place by the end of the month. The Nikkei in Tokyo closed down 2.91 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... country will be able to receive the next instalment of emergency loans it needs to avoid default. Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi promised late Tuesday to step aside after a new budget is passed, but there are concerns that the transition to a new ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... and stronger metals prices were providing a boost to the market. Wall Street rose after Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said he would resign once a new budget was passed. Italy has become a key focus for investors this week, with Berlusconi ...

Arrivederci Berlusconi Ciao

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's longest-serving post prime minister has bitten the dust. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced his resignation a day after posting on Facebook that, "Reports of my resignation are completely unfounded and I don't know ...