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European authorities will blink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... For the Eurozone has really no viable alternative but to pay the ransom. Greece and Ireland, and Portugal, and Spain and Italy - has it by the cojones. Just looked at what happened in financial markets yesterday when news spread that the seven-hour Greek ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... 7,150.21 points while in Paris the CAC40 fell 24.08 points, or 0.63 per cent to 3,799.66 points. There was also bad news for Italy, with the main Milan stock exchange index falling by more than two per cent after Moody's rating agency warned it may cut ...

Rejoice for May has gone away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... This is not out of benevolence but because of fear that once Greece goes, there goes Ireland and Portugal and Spain and Italy - and soon, the entire Eurozone. Oh and in case you've forgotten QE2 is ending this month and emerging market central banks ...

Aussie downgrades likely as S&P reviews rating system

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
... top rating in the new system, but Hong Kong will push Australia down to Category 2, a position it will likely share with Italy and Japan. The ratings will take into account factors including excessive credit growth, asset price bubbles and the system-wide ...

It's all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
... prospect of a Greek default in the headlines. The reasoning being that if Greek defaults, Ireland and Portugal and Spain and Italy are in the hock. And soon it'll be the entire Eurozone. Moody's is the torchbearer on this one - warning of downgrades ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... China's economy and ongoing eurozone debt woes. The euro remained under pressure after Standard & Poor's outlook downgrade of Italy's debt while Greece was under pressure over a possible restructuring and regional elections in Spain cast doubts on the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... well." Trading on overseas markets overnight was gripped by fears over the solvency of Greece and concerns Spain, or even Italy, may be dragged into the turmoil that has already seen three euro countries bailed out. Three of the big four retail banks ...

Judgment Day bargains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... Belgium's ratings outlook from stable to negative. Not to be outdone, Standard & Poor's found a bigger fish to fry, cutting Italy's credit outlook from stable to negative. There's trouble in Spain too with the huge losses suffered by Prime Minister Zapatero's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... many as 180 points before paring back some of its losses. Another steep downgrade of Greece's credit rating, a warning on Italy's debt and a major defeat of Spain's ruling party caused new worries about Europe's debt crisis. Fears that Europe's debt ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... also worsened after Fitch Ratings cut Greece's credit ratings by three notches to B-plus, and Standard & Poor's lowered Italy's credit rating outlook from stable to negative. Bank stocks are bearing the brunt of those concerns. At 1203 AEST, NAB had ...