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One down, two to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... Bank's (ECB) 15-16 July meeting revealed the three things that are keeping the governing council members awake at night - Greece, China and the Fed. While the ECB maintained that growth in the region would recover modestly, they warned that, "There was ...

Five minutes of commodity sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... up and up. China happy, Europe happy - the Euro Stoxx 50 closed a little it over 1% up - happier still on reports that Greece is nearing a deal on receiving a fresh a,-86B rescue package and hopes to get the first tranche by 20 August - the same day ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... main stock markets closed mixed in subdued deals, unable to rebound after two days of losses, as caution prevailed over Greece's debt crisis. In the eurozone, the CAC 40 in Paris closed up 0.08 per cent at 5,086.74 points, while Frankfurt's DAX 30 slipped ...

GFC recovery only tentative

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
... cautious after being hit hard during the GFC. "We've had a lot of our retail clients really quite worried about events in Greece. I was surprised how concerned people were here in Australia about what was happening in Europe," Halmarick said. "And here ...

Greece, China damage global hedge fund returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... billion) of performance-based losses during the month. European managers experienced losses of 1.13% amid uncertainty over Greece's ability to pay its creditors and stay in the Eurozone. Despite losses in these key regions, Japanese and Latin American ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on US and European markets after Greece made massive loan repayments to creditors and reopened its banks. At 0814 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 ...

ANALYSIS: The dragon in the room

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... recent selloff in Australia is being driven by the correction in the mainland Chinese share market not so much the events in Greece," he says. "The Shanghai Composite Index has had its steepest three-week decline since 1992 and has now fallen nearly ...

A$ down but would it stay down?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... downside on commodity prices. The single most rational rationale for the A$'s fall is the divergence in monetary policy - with Greece and China now out of the way (or seemingly) -- the Fed can now lift while the RBA is expected to remain on hold or maybe ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... return cash to shareholders were in the horizon. LONDON - European stocks marked a pause despite growing optimism over Greece which was given a further boost as the EU approved a 7 billion euros ($A10.28 billion) bridge loan for Athens. London's benchmark ...

Share market's rally comes to an end

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
The share market has opened lower despite further efforts to prop up Greece and its banks. The early, modest fall ends three straight days of gains on the market, driven by this week's agreement on a new bailout for debt-laden Greece and the passage ...