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Go ahead Europe, make my day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... and "seek 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 ...

Uncle Ben to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... with speculation. Rumours out of Los Cabos, Mexico propelled stock markets higher overnight. Talks were that German Chancellor Merkel is poised to agree to allow the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF) to buy crisis hit government bonds and that ...

All eyes on Germany ahead of Greek elections

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... 17, have 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 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... eurozone. The 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 ...

Where now brown cow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... at peace now 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 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... Europe. "The ECB (European Central Bank)'s opposition to stepping up and doing a bond purchase program, and (German chancellor Angela) Merkel saying she was against expanding the bailout fund anymore are factors," he said. "Last night the ECB guys said ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... they risk losing their triple A ratings. The pullback came despite gains in US and European markets and after German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy said they would push for a rewrite of the European Union's governing rules ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... per cent. On Monday eyes moved to Europe, where a mini-summit involving French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel hopes to come up with a plan to save the eurozone. Their proposals will go in front of EU heads at a full summit ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... points, a leap of 11 per cent for the week. Milan rose 1.52 per cent and Madrid soared 1.63 per cent on Friday. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a major speech on Friday that the eurozone was already taking steps to create a fiscal union. President ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
... shook confidence in the safe haven status of Europe's biggest economy. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy wanted German Chancellor Angela Merkel to drop her refusal to allow the European Central Bank (ECB) to become a lender of last resort for weaker ...