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Machines of loving grace

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... Summit in Cannes would cobble together. Waiting for tomorrow night's US non-farm payrolls report for October. Waiting for Greece's referendum. It's them that will determine how the next few days, weeks and the rest of the year pan out. That blip up in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... Wednesday shares posted a third consecutive trading day of losses as optimism evaporated about the eurozone debt deal after Greece's call for a referendum on the plan. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down 48.3 points, or 1.14 per cent, at 4,184.6 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... of 24,161 contracts. Austock Securities senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said local investors had been spooked by Greece's call for a referendum on the debt rescue plan agreed to last week. "That takes a bit of the gloss off the interest rate ...

Uncertainty here we come (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... at the summit, which are today more important than ever. 'France and Germany are convinced that this accord will enable Greece to restore lasting growth.' 'In consultation with our European partners and the IMF, (we) would like a road map to be quickly ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... Since 1700 AEDT on Tuesday, the local unit traded between 102.75 US cents and 103.83 cents. On Tuesday, Australian time, Greece Prime Minister George Papandreou called a referendum on a financial rescue deal reached with difficulty only five days ago. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... remained bullish after a deal was struck in the early hours of Thursday that will see 100 billion euros ($A132.84 billion) of Greece's debts wiped out, banks reinforce their capital defences and a bailout fund get a huge boost. WELLINGTON - Wellington ...

Fixville here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... Juncker's lips: the European Union "wouldn't resist for one second to move toward a scenario of the total insolvency of Greece." European banks will be recapitalised and required to raise another a,-106 bil to boost their Tier 1 capital - to 9% -- after ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... Eurozone leaders announced on Thursday (European time) a plan to shore up their bailout facility, pledging new funds for Greece and persuading banks to agree to major writedowns in an accord reached after two successive summits. French President Nicholas ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
... uncertainty in the European Union has weighed on global commodity and equity markets for months, with Italy now joining Greece in the emergency room. The cancellation of an EU finance ministers' meeting before Wednesday's summit hiked concerns that the ...

Market Report- Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), to convince markets it has the means to protect highly indebted nations such as Italy and Greece. HONG KONG - Asian shares surged after weekend meetings of European leaders resulted in "good progress" on tackling ...