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Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... agree to lift the region's bailout fund to 1 trillion euros ($A1.33 trillion), while Standard & Poor's cut its ratings on 15 major global banks overnight. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly slipped on Wednesday following two days of gains as eurozone finance ...

S&P downgrades US bank ratings

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
Standard & Poor's has downgraded the ratings of major US banks, including Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America, by one notch. The ratings agency said it reviewed its ratings on 37 of the world's largest ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... eurozone countries do not solve their sovereign debt crisis. LONDON - Britain will spend STG30 billion ($A47 billion) on major infrastructure projects over the next 10 years to stimulate economic growth. BERLIN - German export growth is set to slow next ...

Treasury predicts growth, $20b revenue loss

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... strengthen our fiscal position over the medium term," said Swan. "Australia will return the budget to surplus ahead of all major advanced economies, and government net debt peaks dramatically lower than in these countries at 8.9 per cent of GDP in 2011-12 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... the industrial disputes with unions had cost the airline more than $650 million. At 1045 AEDT ANZ was the strongest of the major banks, putting on 21 cents, or 1.09 per cent, to $19.41. National Australia Bank lifted 15 cents, or 0.66 per cent, to $22.89 ...

OECD: Economy to grow by 4% next year

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... and will fade away." The OECD also delivered an ominous warning to Europe, warning that the sovereign debt crisis was a major threat to the world economy. "Prospects only improve if decisive action is taken quickly," said Padoan. "In the euro area, the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
... Wednesday as a poor German government debt auction fuelled fears over Europe's fiscal crisis and weak growth in the eurozone, a major US trading partner. Markets spent the day stuck in negative territory after Germany was able to sell only part of an ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
... German bond auction on Wednesday shook confidence in the safe-haven status of Europe's biggest economy. Locally, all the major banks fell more than one per cent, with the Commonwealth Bank down 37 cents to $46.23. National Australia Bank lost 56 cents ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
... despite the US market falling two per cent and while a strong survey of German business confidence did little to stop the major European bourses ending mostly lower. At 0800 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was up four ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
... overnight as a poor German government debt auction fuelled fears over Europe's fiscal crisis and weak growth in the eurozone, a major US trading partner. Meanwhile, China's manufacturing activity slumped to its lowest level in 32 months in November ...