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Markets crash as recession fears hit

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... debt, he said. Eslake said the wave of selling across Europe was triggered by market disappointment that the European Central Bank did not announce a program specifically to support the Spanish and Italian government debt markets. "Bond yields have been ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... 1700 (AEST) on Thursday, the local unit traded between 104.55 US cents and 106.89 cents. Overnight, the European Central Bank (ECB) offered extra help to fight the eurozone debt crisis after a warning that countries such as Italy could now be threatened. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... Bank of America and UBS. Bond prices fell in the wake of an increase of the key euro interest rate by the European Central Bank. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note rose to 3.15 per cent from 3.10 per cent late Wednesday, while that on the 30-year ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... in early trade as fears over a possible default by Athens made way for expectations of a rate rise by the European Central Bank (ECB) this week. Traders were spooked in the afternoon when ratings agency Standard & Poor's warned that plans to roll over ...

The road to ruin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
... rating, with a negative outlook, for Greece's government bonds. 26 March 2010 -- The announcement by the European Central Bank (ECB) yesterday that it would maintain its minimum credit rating threshold for collateral at Baa3 reduces liquidity risk ...

The seventh day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
... were set to zero without income-generating employment. Isn't this America's current problem? In Europe, the European Central Bank has just concluded their monetary gabfest and decided to keep interest rates at 1.25 per cent. That's good. But not so fast ...

Australian market to shrug off Greek woes

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... on the global financial recovery. Greece is estimated to have unsustainable debt of $456 billion with the European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund and other European governments all keen to avoid bearing the brunt of another bailout operation. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
... booming economy. The Greek debt crisis continues to unsettle the markets amid sharp exchanges between the European Central Bank which opposes any restructuring of its obligations and politicians hoping to find some way out of a dangerous impasse. Dealers ...

Judgment Day bargains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... that the new municipal governments would uncover more hidden debts. And to ensure financial Armageddon, the European Central Bank (ECB) continues to whisper "interest rate hike" into investors' ears. It raised interest rates just last month. If Europe ...

Seeing evil, hearing evil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... over into core prices (those that exclude food and energy). Concern over inflation had even prompted the European Central Bank (ECB) to raise interest rates last month in spite of the lingering debt crisis among many of its members. But nah, niet! Financial ...