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Economist and former EU commissioner appointed Italian PM designate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... Italian authorities' determination to overcome the current crisis," they said in a joint statement. "As agreed at the Euro Summit on 26 October, the Commission will continue to monitor the implementation of measures taken by Italy with the aim of pursuing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... move in opposite directions. LONDON - European stock markets closed lower after a mixed US employment report and the G20 summit did little to help ease investor concerns over the risks the eurozone debt crisis poses for growth. In London, the FTSE-100 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
... governments, including France, meant the move got a tremendous welcome on the markets which had been hoping for help from the G20 summit in Cannes, France. In an initial burst, Paris, Frankfurt and Milan all jumped by 3.0 per cent or more, then fell ...

Machines of loving grace

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... financial markets." The line at the bottom says that financial markets are on wait mode. Waiting for whatever blah the G-20 Summit in Cannes would cobble together. Waiting for tomorrow night's US non-farm payrolls report for October. Waiting for Greece's ...

Uncertainty here we come (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... that the Greek decision has made it more necessary than ever to push forward with plans thrashed out during last week's EU summit." "A statement issued by President Sarkozy's office read: 'France and Germany are determined to ensure, with their European ...

Fixville here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
"Betcha by golly wow You're the one that I've been waiting for..." -Stylistics Hear ye, hear ye, the Europeans have reached an accord - and financial markets liked the sound of that. Major European equity indices soared between 2.9% (FTSE-100) and 6.3 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... to major writedowns in an accord reached after two successive summits. French President Nicholas Sarkozy announced at a summit in Brussels that eurozone leaders had agreed to leverage the 440-billion-euro ($A591 billion) European Financial Stability ...

Cup Day: Aussies to win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
... are bobbing up and down with every fresh update. Most European stock markets closed weaker because "Hopes fade for quick summit fix for Europe woes," says theage.com.au's headline at 0620 AEST. Too late for Europe, but theage.com.au must be watching ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
... cent, to 4,300.8. NEW YORK - US stocks closed with solid gains Wednesday after a choppy session focused on the EU crisis summit, which produced no comprehensive plan but gave hints at real progress. The crisis though appeared to take a new casualty ...

D-day deferred

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
... now news coming out of the European woodworks tell us not to expect any agreement on the rescue package on the 26 October summit. "Nein" according to the Germans, "non" says the French, "ochi" for the Greeks, "ei" declared the Finns... and so on. Deym ...