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Enough of Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... 10-year bonds has also come down by more than 200 bips from the all-time high of 38.99% hit last December. The current optimism currently prevailing in the financial markets - backed up by better-than-expected stats out of America and China and emerging ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... Greek debt talks, and that's why everyone is holding off any major positions until we get an outcome. "There is some optimism that we could get a deal sometime this week, and key policy makers in Europe seem to think that a deal is close." Overnight ...

Risk advisers optimistic about long-term

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... financial markets, low consumer sentiment and remaining uncertainty around FOFA, risk advisers are looking forward with optimism to the opportunities that 2012 may bring," Colin Morgan, chief executive officer of Zurich's Australian Life and Investments ...

Bold predictions of US recovery

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... positive indicators in employment, public spending, housing and strong private sector balance sheets as evidence for optimism. "We would view this year as a tale of two halves," said Baur. "We think growth initially will be a little slow - under 2% as ...

Nice one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
... at worst, potentially the loss of up to a net 25,000 jobs during the year." Maybe not coconut. If the current investor optimism -- or at least with investors discounting the bad news - persists, the All Ords still has a fighting chance. Especially considering ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... earnings from US manufacturers. They drifted lower after weaker reports on housing and economic growth tempered traders' optimism. The Dow closed down 22 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 12,735. It had risen as much as 85 points, putting it above its post-crisis ...

Happy days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... better-than-expected eco stats, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera - there's another major factor that's also giving investor cause for optimism. And this is valuation. At this point, I'd like to thank David Rosenberg - Gluskin Sheff + Associate's chief economist ...

BofA: Fund managers appetite for risk growing

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... global survey, which included 214 fund managers managing US$655 billion, respondents reported a higher level of market optimism towards the global economy and greater appetite for risk. While the December survey found 27% of respondents expected the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... added one per cent in early trading as successful debt auctions in Europe and more positive bank earnings in the US buoy optimism. Energy and resources jumped after yields on Spanish bonds contracted sharply in its latest bond auction overnight, signalling ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
Australian shares have trimmed early gains after disappointing jobs data weighed on optimism driven by strong energy results and stronger-than-expected results from Goldman Sachs. Market-beating results from Woodside Petroleum and Santos pushed energy ...