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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Europe finished mixed with Greece preparing to resume talks on a crucial debt write-off deal and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) saying it will raise new money to increase its financial firepower. ...

Get up and go on board

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... developing country growth rates could fall by as much or more than in 2008-09." And also last night, Fitch declared that Greece is insolvent and expects the country to default soon, very, very soon. However, looking at the past few days of trading, it ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite added 17.41 (0.64 per cent) to 2,728.08. LONDON - Markets brushed aside fears that Greece may be heading for a devastating debt default and rallied on Tuesday on Chinese growth figures, which eased concerns of an ...

Priced in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... 2012" out of your drawers, you'll see that financial markets have allowed for (and priced in) an even gloomier scenario. Greece default. It's already priced in. Contagion, banking problems. Check. European recession and slow global growth with downside ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... news brought the eurozone debt crisis back to the forefront with traders looking ahead to a crucial week in the region as Greece struggles to come to an agreement with creditors over its repayments, raising fears it could default. Sydney lost 1.16 per ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... But, brokers said, the news had sparked further concerns about Europe's capacity to manage its economy as fears mount that Greece may default on its debt ahead of a 14.4 billion euros ($A17.76 billion) bond repayment in March. "Failure of these negotiations ...

The times, they're not a -changin'

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... Smacked bang at the heart of these forecasts is the continued deterioration in the fortunes of Europe. Many, many moons after Greece was discovered to have a debt problem -- and then Ireland, and then Portugal, and then Spain -- European authorities ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... - US stocks clawed back early sharp losses on S&P's downgrade of France, Spain, Austria and Italy and new worries over Greece Friday, but still ended the day in the red. At the close the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 48.96 points (0.39 per cent) ...

Plan 5 and counting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
... sending its economy further down the dumps that would further hinder its ability to repay its debts? Did I hear someone say Greece? Bring forward ESM. Good, good. Europe will finally get its stability mechanism one year earlier. But, haven't the markets ...

PIGS!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
... confirmed that it has placed 15 of the 17 Eurozone member countries on credit watch for possible downgrades. Only Cyprus and Greece were spared but this is not out of the goodness of S&P's heart but because Cyprus had its rating cut only last 29th October ...