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All eyes on Germany ahead of Greek elections

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... Germany's powers are not unlimited," she said on Thursday. Merkel's warning came as French president Francois Hollande was in Rome for talks with prime minister Mario Monti on growth strategies and EU integration four days before the crucial elections ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... Berlusconi. A day after regional markets suffered a huge sell-off over Italy's growing debt crisis, a successful bond auction in Rome provided some respite. However, trade was cautious after growth forecasts for the eurozone were massively slashed, raising ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... substantial interest. Italian borrowing rates on the secondary bond market exceeding seven per cent on Wednesday are too high for Rome to be able to fund its public deficit over the longer-term but they eased on Thursday to offer some relief. The euro ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... While Greek political leaders bickered over forming a new government to implement the latest EU bailout, all eyes shifted to Rome as eurozone leaders expressed alarm at events in Italy which is saddled with a 1.9 trillion euros ($A2.53 trillion) debt ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... points. Milan, put in the firing line as the IMF and EU said they would monitor the country's economic reform efforts to ensure Rome honoured its commitments, lost 2.66 per cent and Madrid shed 1.33 per cent. The euro fell to $US1.3747 from $US1.3808 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... dropped 6.82 per cent. Italy was especially under pressure as investors looked to cash out at all costs amid increasing fears Rome will need outside help to get through its debt crisis. The impasse between Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his coalition ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... details of how and when it will be implemented, with all eyes on Italy especially to make good on its promises to do better. Rome, significantly, had to pay higher rates above the key red-line level of 6.0 per cent to investors on Friday to raise fresh ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... the shape and size of Greece's second bailout - and raised the possibility that it might be allowed to temporarily default. Rome appeared to step back from the brink on Tuesday, however, when Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti announced plans to accelerate ...

Drinking is bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
What happens in Rome stays in Rome. Or so it should have been were it not for the sudden resignation of Japan's Finance Minister following the meeting of G7 finance ministers and central bankers on Valentine's Day. Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... resign after passing the budget for next fiscal year, following criticism of his behaviour at a weekend G7 news conference in Rome, though the news may be neutral for stocks. The benchmark Nikkei shed 104.66 points to 7,645.51, its lowest finish since ...