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Fixville here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... give, the summiteers agreed to leverage this rescue fund to a,-1 tril from a,-440 bil. To do this, they intend to tap the IMF and/or sovereign wealth funds and/or the BRICs. French head Sarkozy is reportedly already in negotiations with China - the country ...

Market Report- Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... higher in late trade at $US1.3944, up from $US1.3894 Friday. European leaders, including French President Nicolas Sarkozy and IMF chief Christine Lagarde, on Sunday said "good progress" had been made in talks on the debt crisis that has threatened the ...

Work in no progress

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... continues... And there's a further twist. While we're distracted by the Franco-German "disagreement to agree," the EU-ECB-IMF troika have released their report about the one that started it all. They've concluded their report on Greece. And what they ...

Sounds like a plan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... next year. And, if they pull this one off, they might even get a lending hand bonus from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Sounds like a plan. The bad news - the problem has been kicked down the road to this coming weekend (23 October) at the European ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
... Greece called on Monday for improved debt rollover terms from its private creditors at the end of talks with the EU and the IMF on an audit to unlock fresh loans, a plea sure to send further tremors to troubled banks. Sarkozy said there would be "lasting ...

Action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011

Bear killer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
It was so predictably predictable. What is? The Greek-IMF-EU-ECB and Germany tragedy currently showing at your nearest screens. Greece will meet its budget target, until it doesn't. The country's Finance Ministry revealed that Greece will not, will ...

Some hope

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... is playing hard ball - following the German parliament's nod. Now the spotlight is back on Greece where auditors from the IMF, the EU and the ECB have started auditing to check how much money Mr. Papandreou's government has saved over the past few months ...

All eyes on Germany

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... into the European bailout fund." And last night, MarketWatch reported that German Chancellor Angela Merkel is waiting for the IMF/EU/ECB troika auditors to deliver their verdict on whether or not Greece has complied with its promised austerity measures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... directions. LONDON - European stocks fell amid doubts eurozone leaders are any closer to resolving the debt crisis before EU-IMF auditors were due to arrive in Athens. After see-sawing during the session on Wednesday, European stocks closed down with ...