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Not looking good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... accept that things will worsen before they become better. We heard from the G-7 finance ministers' pow-wow in Marseilles, France last Friday - blah, blah and more blah. "We met at a time of new challenges to... growth, fiscal deficits and sovereign debt... ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... euro plunged on Friday after the shock resignation of the European Central Bank's chief economist just as a G7 meeting in France opened seeking new ways to fend off gloom in the world economy. The tumble began after a weak opening on Wall Street, driven ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... 0.2-per cent growth in the second quarter of 2011, dragged down by a rapid decline in German performance and a stagnant France economy. Gold, seen as a safe bet in times of economic uncertainty, jumped on Tuesday to a record high price above $US1,921 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... cent, and Milan 4.83 per cent. Bonds issued by Greece and Italy fell, and the cost of insuring against default by Italy and France, as indicated by the market for credit default swap (CDS) instruments, rose sharply. The euro fell below $US1.41 during ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... contraction, while anything above suggests expansion. Only Germany, the Netherlands and Austria posted manufacturing growth, with France, Italy and Spain slumping into negative territory. British manufacturing tumbled to a 26-month low of 49.0 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... and yields move in opposite directions. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 ended the day 2.4 per cent higher at 5,394.53 while France's CAC-40 closed 3.1 per cent higher at 3,256.76. Germany's DAX rose 2.5 per cent at 5,784.85. Shares in Deutsche Telekom slumped ...

Bonds, where the real money is

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... by the private sector and onto the public sector balance sheet. Behind the US is Japan's $13 trillion bond market, with France, Italy and China each with about $3 trillion in bonds on issue. It's this pecking order that explains why, when S&P downgraded ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
... because they would be backed all 17 eurozone member countries including the stronger European economies of Germany and France. The bonds would provide a source of finance for the debt-laden countries such as Greece, Portugal and Ireland at a better rate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... trade. "Overall, the Aussie has held up pretty well, although risk appetite overall is a bit weaker today," Mr Speizer said. France and Germany failed to reassure the market with the outcome of a meeting on the eurozone debt crisis, while disappointing ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... Waterer said forex traders were waiting also on the outcome of a debt crisis meeting on Tuesday night between the leaders of France and Germany. "Traders are looking for some rhetoric to come out of that meeting," he said. Mr Waterer expected the Australian ...