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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... near two-month dollar low as dealers assess the fallout of Italy's political impasse after elections in the indebted eurozone country. Milan's FTSE MIB index tumbled 4.89 per cent to end the day at 16,552 points, with deadlock in Italy's parliament after ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... almost 1.5 per cent weaker as former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's strong electoral showing sparked fears of eurozone instability. At 1026 AEDT on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 75.1 points, or 1.49 per cent, at 4,980.7 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... 5,072.7 points. US stocks have fallen sharply amid concerns that the Italian election could lead to instability in the eurozone. Equities had opened the session higher, but soon headed lower as the outcome of the Italian election became more uncertain. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... dollar and traders welcoming improving economic fortunes in Germany and looking ahead to weekend elections in indebted eurozone nation Italy. London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies added 0.70 per cent to close at 6,335.7 points, while Frankfurt's ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
... sell-off over concern about a possible end to US stimulus measures and as data showed slumping business activity across the eurozone. At 0830 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was down six points at 4,961. In economic news ...

Don't stop me now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
... go and set our sights to higher grounds. Hip, hip! It's the weight of money, it's momentum, it's tranquillity in the Eurozone, it's improving eco stats, Warren's purchase of Heinz, it's positive sentiment and all things good. Last night it was mergers ...

Quality of Spain and Poland belies credit rating

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... materially impacting quality or duration. AXA IM's global head of responsible investment, Matt Christensen, said that the eurozone debt crisis has amplified the importance of evaluating credit issuers credit worthiness and the new ESG framework can help ...

Temper, temper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... 6.6%; Nikkei 225, up 7.5%; Shanghai Composite, up 7.2%; All Ords, up 8.4%; even a deeper than expected recession in the Eurozone couldn't stop its benchmark index, the DJ/Euro Stoxx index from climbing 1.3%. The game is changing alright, it's shifting ...

Beans means Buffet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... a down opening buffeted (pardon the pun, or is this a pun?) by news of continuing contraction in the economies of the Eurozone and Japan. Eurozone real GDP dropped by 0.6% in the fourth quarter - the fifth straight quarter of decline - following a 0.1% ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... The Australian market looks set to open lower following unimpressive showings on international bourses after news the eurozone recession deepened in the final three months of last year. At 0853 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract ...