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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Rockwell Global Capital. "Every time we get up to these levels, we pull back." Athens's radical new government scraped together enough cash for the debt repayment of 750 million euros ($A1.06 billion) to the ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... LONDON - Europe's main stock markets rebounded strongly on optimism that stalled Greek debt talks will get on track after Athens shook up its negotiating team. London's benchmark FTSE 100 advanced 0.47 per cent to hit a new record close of 7,103.98 points ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... index soaring to its highest level on record after eurozone finance ministers backed an extension of Greece's bailout. In Athens, the ATHEX index of leading companies also surged on Tuesday, closing up 9.81 per cent on eurozone ministers' approving Greece's ...

Breathing space or gasping room?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
"ATHENS - After nearly two weeks of tense negotiations, Greece and its troika of foreign creditors said Monday that they had clinched an agreement on economic measures that Athens must enforce to secure the release of further crucial rescue money." ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... London's benchmark FTSE 100 index closed flat at 6,898.08 points after reaching 15-year highs earlier in the day on news that Athens would seek an extension to its bailout. Athens' main shares index gained 1.05 per cent to close at 847.53 points, having ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... rebound. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets showed "resilience" following the collapse of Greek bailout talks, while Athens shares slumped on fears the country could be forced out of the eurozone. Athens' main index lost 2.45 per cent to end Tuesday ...

Grexit not Greek to Brits

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... bankrupt. But never mind, it's what his people want anyway gauging from the "Bankrupt but Free" slogans doing the rounds of Athens these days. This would be another slap in the face for money unity experimentation in Europe. The most recent one before ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... "unacceptable", with a government source saying that "in these circumstances there cannot be a deal today". The source said Athens had been told to respect the existing conditions of the bailout. In local economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... "sustainable" proposal from Greece that respected the "basic rules" of the bailout program as set by international lenders. The Athens stock market closed down nearly five per cent, and markets in Britain, France and Germany also fell. LONDON - European ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... Investors seemed to shrug off a clash between Greece's new finance minister and his German counterpart over renegotiating Athens' debt, and a strong rally on Wall Street provided support to most Asian markets. Tokyo stocks on Friday added 0.82 per cent ...