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Happy sentiment holding up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
... and consumer confidence in the single currency area started the New Year where they left off - buoyant. The European Commission reports that economic sentiment in the Eurozone rose to a near sic-year high to 108.2 in January from 107.8 in the previous ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... reading is the lowest in 13 months and was conducted before the 22 March terrorist attacks in Brussels. The European Commission attributed the decline in sentiment to deteriorating consumer confidence - down to minus 9.7 in March (the lowest since December ...

AMP Capital to acquire Danish infra company

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... will invest roughly $227 million to achieve a 50% stake. The transaction is expected to complete, subject to European Commission approval, in September. Established in 1981, Esvagt has 800 employees and services the oil and gas industry in Denmark and ...

Oxi Oxi Oxi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
... and most Greek ancient philosophers. The question: "Should the plan of agreement, which was submitted by the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund in the Eurogroup of 25.06.2015 and is comprised of two parts ...

An ordinary trading day on D-day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... self-strangulation. If you think that's complicated, wait till you hear the latest from Reuters: "The president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, has told Greeks that saying 'No' to a bailout deal would be a vote to ditch the euro. Greece's ...

Grexit nears, markets cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... from 'the institutions': I'll raise your "criminal intent" with Grexit readiness. As 'The Guardian' reports, "European Commission vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis has revealed that there has been been "some discussion within the eurozone" of the implications ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... Wednesday in New York. In Brussels Thursday Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said differences remained with European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker after a second round of bailout talks in as many days ended without a deal. "We are working in ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... Kamal at Sucden Financial. Investors were nevertheless keeping an eye on developments with Greece, with the European Commission saying it was not satisfied with Greece's new bailout reform proposals. HONG KONG - Most Asian markets have fallen, with Tokyo ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... newspaper Le Monde. Later on Monday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker were to discuss Greece at a dinner in Berlin. HONG KONG - Tokyo stocks have chalked up a 12th ...

Who's scared of Grexit or lift-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... of it -- stories that a deal had been struck between Athens and Brussels. Never mind the after-reports that European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis' comment to the contrary. Never mind too, the kingdom of Angela Merkel - Forbes' most powerful ...