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Insult me, insult you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... to my suspicion that Greece's single currency brethrens now prefer Greece to die. Et tu Brutus? According to Reuters, "Germany, Finland and the Netherlands are the countries pushing to delay the package... with Germany the most adamant and suggesting ...

Cheque's not yet in the mail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... economy that is already in ruins. A Financial Times report affirms my musing. According to FT, "Hardline officials in Germany, the Netherlands and Finland are increasingly urging a Greek default." Perhaps they've been emboldened by the financial markets' ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... buildings and clean-up crews are sweeping rubble from the streets of central Athens after a night of rioting. BERLIN - Germany's economy minister has warned against euphoria in the wake of Greece's approval of important austerity measures. MADRID - Fitch ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
... country's bailout lenders. In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares closed down 0.2 per cent at 5,892.20 while Germany's DAX was flat at 6,764.83. The CAC-40 in France ended 0.6 per cent lower at 3,405.27. HONG KONG - Most Asian markets ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... commodities trader Glencore International. Britain's FTSE 100 index of leading shares close 0.1 per cent higher at 5,796.07. Germany's DAX rose 0.6 per cent to 6,655.63 and the CAC-40 in France ended 0.3 per cent higher at 3,376.66. The euro was also ...

Asia vital for Aus business: Harcourt

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... is also the J.W Nevile economics fellow spoke as well of Europe's continued importance on the world stage, particularly Germany, which remains a strong industrial power. The debate around a push for increased productivity in Australia was a brought up ...

German FM defends Euro

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... Euro is in anycase just as stable as the Deutsche Mark with very comparable inflation rates. "There is no good future for Germany without a good future for a united Europe," he said. "Going it alone is not an option for Germany, however strong our economy ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... private creditors. In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares closed 0.2 per cent higher at 5,681.61 while Germany's DAX rose 0.2 per cent to 6,458.91. The CAC-40 in France ended 1.0 per cent higher at 3,298.55. In the US, the Dow Jones ...

Stirrings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
... solution. Yes, Virginia, European leaders are all gathered in Brussels as we speak. Reports say they are there to agree on Germany's proposed "fiscal austerity" treaty, and a treaty that would create the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) -- a 500 billion-euro ...

IFM wins UK pension mandate

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012