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Oxi Oxi Oxi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
Hellas, Hellas, Hellas! Oxi! Oxi! Oxi! That's the Greek's resounding vote on Sunday's referendum which ask them to vote nai (yes) or oxi (no) to a question that's probably as 'greek' to the Greek themselves - a question that would task the minds of ...

Australian share market losing ground at midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... losing ground after three days of gains, with investors appearing cautious ahead of Greece's referendum on a bailout deal on Sunday. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said traders had been buying for several days in the belief that last Monday's ...

The fat lady in concert on Sunday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
What would the fat lady sing on Sunday? Would it be a rendition of Andrea Bocelli's 'con me partiro' (time to say goodbye) quickly followed by Nina Gordon's 'the end of the world'? Or would weight-challenged crooner sing the Everly Brothers' 'I give ...

A Greek offer that cannot be refused

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... month, the end of the euro as we know it. Perhaps. Perhaps. Perhaps. Greek PM calls on the Greeks to vote "NO" this coming Sunday. The implication of which is that, he can then return to the negotiating table - the people's mandate in hand - and demand ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... reacted positively to news of Greece's bid for a new bailout. Eurozone policy makers said they would not negotiate until Sunday's referendum in Greece on creditors' reforms. LONDON - European stock markets rebounded, with Greece proposing a reworked ...

Greek crisis drives Australian market down

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... experiencing a crisis of confidence and were fleeing to safe-haven alternatives such as the US dollar, Japanese yen and gold. On Sunday, Greece prime minister Alexis Tsipras announced that Greek banks would remain shut indefinitely and restrictions would ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... for austerity measures that plunged it into recession. His outburst comes after talks between the two sides broke down on Sunday and have yet to restart, and led to calls for him to tone down his rhetoric to reach an agreement. With the stalemate showing ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... have been going nowhere due to sticking points such as pension cuts," he added. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday attacked the country's creditors for insisting on what he described as absurd reforms which have only held up progress in negotiations ...

Market set for a fairly flat open

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... Athens said Thursday they hoped to conclude a deal with Greece's European Union-International Monetary Fund creditors by Sunday to unlock the final 7.2 billion euros ($7.8 billion) of bailout loan money following four months of fractious talks. HONG ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... IMF, and is making the market a bit nervous," said Perez, who acknowledged the spectre of major political change following Sunday's elections "may create uncertainty in Spain for the short-term." HONG KONG - Asian markets have advanced, with Tokyo boosted ...