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This means war (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... true when you consider recent macro releases. Better-than-expected US retail sales and weekly jobless claims; improved German trade with both exports and imports growing at their fastest pace in nearly two years in January; better-than-expected growth ...

Punishing Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
Go ahead punks, make my day! Did Russian President Vladimir Putin just give the G7 a two-handed one finger salute? This is if latest reports are true that Russia has given Ukraine's military forces in Crimea to surrender or face an all out assault ...

Reheating the cold war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
... one's talkin' bout the military option... for now. Bloomberg, for instance, quotes "Barbara von Ow-Freytag, who advised the German government from 2008 to 2013 on Russian issues" saying that there "there are three ways the West can respond to Putin that ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat following a mixed performance on Wall Street. At 0900 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up six points at 5,369. In local economic news on Wednesday, the Westpac-Melbourne ...

Europe a 'running sore' on global economy: Probyn

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
... they can have a sustained or coordinated improvement that goes on for some time," he said. He said the growth of 20 % in German production, alongside a drop of 10% in France and 20% in Italy, meant that "Germany is no longer the locomotive of growth ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
... Group and mobile phone giant Vodafone. Frankfurt's DAX 30 gave up 0.46 per cent to 9,349.22 points despite a sharp rise to German business confidence, while in Paris the CAC 40 shed 0.41 per cent to 4,144.56 points. Madrid fell 1.12 per cent while Milan ...

PIMCO chief El-Erian steps down

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
PIMCO's global chief executive and co-chief investment officer Mohamed El-Erian will step down from both posts in mid-March, after 15 years with the company. He will remain on the International Executive Committee of the group's Munich-based parent ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
... cent to 4,323.87 points. Frankfurt's DAX 30 added 0.15 per cent to 9,730.12 points despite the key ZEW survey showing that German investor sentiment stalled unexpectedly in January. Milan climbed 0.11 per cent but Madrid fell 0.92 per cent. The euro ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
Australian stocks are extending their gains on the back of a second day of rallies on US and European markets. Sentiment is positive after the World Bank predicted higher global economic growth this year compared to last, as Germany released strong ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
... 0.11 per cent to 4,134.1 points. Frankfurt's DAX 30 rose 0.25 per cent to 9,195.17 points despite official data showing German industrial production shrank again in October, with economic activity down in all major sectors. Meanwhile, France should post ...