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Uncertainly good or bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) - Europe's permanent bailout fund -- and new budget rules which they say undermine German democracy. Uh-oh, didn't the EU head honchos already "agree" to get the ESM up and running by 1 July? That was 10 days ago? ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after US and European bourses rose on hopes the European Central Bank and the Bank of England would introduce new stimulus measures this week and reports of strong June sales from the leading US auto makers. ...

Tell that to the marines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... particular use of the ESM, it would be hard to justify that use permanently." Yeah, yeah& tell that to the marines! Remember German Chancellor Angela Merkel's statement - only days before the summit - that Europe would not have shared total debt liability ...

Can this latest kick of the can can?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
Spectacularly fantabolous! This was the financial markets' reaction to Europe's kinder surprise on the last day of the last trading week of the last month of the second quarter. Wall Street gained big time - the Dow ended 2.2% up, the S&P 500 closed ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... analyst Cameron Peacock said the Dow was down by about 170 points before rallying in the last hour of trade. "News broke that German Chancellor Angela Merkel had cancelled a press conference of all things and the markets took that as some sign that they're ...

Real estate suffers as Europe goes DC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... Trickett argued that property had a larger role to play in liability-driven investment (LDI) calling out UK, Dutch and German schemes as simply buying local sovereign debt at very low yields to service the need. "Why am I not being encouraged to think ...

AMP Capital Infra fund closed

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... debt, has attracted a,-400 million from 30 global institutional investors, including Australian, Chinese, Japanese, US, German and UK pension and endowment funds. "Infrastructure debt investments appeal to investors because of the secured position in ...

Dressing the windows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... contemplate but just try and put two and two together - last night's equity markets rally and yesterday's statement by the German Chancellor - only a few days before what is billed as a "make or break" summit (again) - and it won't be a stretch to come ...

Go ahead Europe, make my day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... Sovereign and "seek approval" -- isn't this, what we call, an oxymoron? But never fear, Angela is here. Reuters reported German Chancellor Angela Merkel told politicians in her ruling coalition that Europe would not have shared total debt liability "as ...

Is this the crisis moment?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... firm on it old line on pushing on with austerity, that it would not support Euro bonds, that it will never agree to commit German taxpayers' money to fund early retirement of the Greeks, the Spaniards, the Irish, the Italians, the Portuguese and just ...