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Two down, one to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... three months ago, "Keine Euro-Bonds, solange ich lebe" (no euro bonds, while I am alive") printed by Der Spiegel Online? The ECB found a way of getting around that through the OMTs it unveiled last week while at the same time keeping Frau Merkel "lebe". ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
... concerns over growth in the world's two biggest economies. The euro, which surged on Friday after the European Central Bank (ECB) announced a bond-buying plan to help under-pressure nations, eased slightly in early Asian exchanges on Monday. Tokyo ended ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
... further round of economic stimulus later this week, on top of similar measures already unveiled by the European Central Bank (ECB) last week, was behind the early gains. "That's feeding into stronger performances in the commodities-related stocks," Mr ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
... largely lost steam with shares up 0.26 per cent after Spain said it would avoid rushing into a bailout request under the new ECB program. The euro jumped to just above the $1.28 mark before retreating back to $1.2788 from $1.2629 on Thursday. HONG KONG ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
... closing levels since December 2007 as Wall Street players cheered positive economic data and the European Central Bank's (ECB) new plan to help ailing eurozone countries in the bond market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.87 per cent, the S&P500 ...

Super Mario to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
... crusader Francois Hollande in France. The problem: what if 'savees' fail to comply with austerity conditions? What will the ECB do? Will they stop OMT? That'll surely re-ignite speculation of country X breaking away from the euro. Will they continue ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian sharemarket looks set to open one per cent higher after the European Central Bank (ECB) announced measures to help tackle the region's sovereign debt crisis. At 0813 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... we're seeing a lot of short covering," Mr Weston said. US stocks closed flat on the eve of a crucial European Central Bank (ECB) policy meeting amid hopes for action to stem the eurozone financial turmoil. In local economic news, Qantas said that from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... points, or 0.64 per cent, at 4,297.7. US stocks have closed essentially flat on the eve of a crucial European Central Bank (ECB) policy meeting amid hopes for action to stem eurozone financial turmoil. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 13,047.48 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... been poor this week - well below averages," Mr McCarthy said. "We're seeing similar today. "It's understandable given the ECB (European Central Bank) meeting, non-farm payrolls (in the US), the constitutional court ruling in Germany next week, the FOMC ...