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Tell that to the marines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... added to this list last night, reporting that the Finns and the Dutch (is Dutches the plural form?) "will block the euro zone's permanent bailout fund from buying bonds in secondary markets&" This could become another thorny issue because, according ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... year, with investors heartened by the fact that European leaders looked like they had settled on a plan to contain the euro zone's debt crisis - at least in the short term. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 49.8 points, or 1.23 per cent, higher at 4,094.6 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... and the euro have slid, with traders there also waiting to see if EU leaders will deliver concrete steps to tackle the euro zone's spreading debt crisis. IG Markets analyst Cameron Peacock said the Dow was down by about 170 points before rallying in ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... almost flat as local investors waited to see if European Union leaders meeting in Brussels would act to contain the euro zone's continuing debt problems. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 1.6 points, or 0.04 per cent, at 4,044.8 points, while the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... a lot of work that has to be done with the European stabilisation fund to shore up a number of balance sheets in the euro zone," he said. Overnight, European stock markets and the euro wavered in cautious trading, a day after sharp losses and ahead of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... looks set to open slightly higher following rises on the US and major European markets despite growing concern on the euro zone ahead of a key European Union leaders meeting. At 0726 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... as Europe's leaders appeared still-divided on how they will address their crisis in the coming crunch summit for the euro zone. At the close on Monday (US time) the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 138.12 points (1.09 per cent) to 12,502.66 at the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... Monday closed lower as investors expect a summit of European Union leaders this week to achieve little in solving the euro zone's ongoing problems. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 20.4 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 4,027.8 points, while the broader ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... of the first to open after Greece elected the conservative New Democracy party, that backs keeping the country in the euro zone, into power on the weekend. The party immediately proposed forming a pro-euro coalition government, easing, at least briefly ...

Greece chooses pain to pain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
"The Greek people expressed their will to stay anchored with the euro, remain an integral part of the euro zone and honour the country's commitments." We will respect the signatures and promises that we've made. There's no time to lose." With these ...