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Waiting for the midnight hour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... missing out. Now think about Greece, who would miss out? It's the lenders to the Greek government. I suspect that is a lot of German banks! And to a lesser degree banks in other European countries and also pension funds. Now why is it then that the "powers ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher, on hopes Greece will finally secure a massive bailout allowing the debt-crippled country to avoid defaulting on its debts. At 0800 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following Wall Street's strong positive lead after US jobs data showed the lowest unemployment in almost four years. At 0809 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 40 points ...

Insult me, insult you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
Arrrgh! Doesn't this unending Greco-German tragedy make you just wanna tear your hair - strand by strand - from its roots? Yes, you, yes, yes you, Virginia. For I still like to keep the very few ones remaining loyal to my scalp. And if not for its potential ...

Cheque's not yet in the mail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
This Greek second bailout issue has become like that 'Pringles' ad - once you pop, you can't stop. Just when we thought that all was hunky-dory with regards to the Grecian circus, errr, crisis -- that the a,-130 billion bailout "hrimata" (money) was ...

The martyrdom of Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... TV? Default or more austerity measures, the ultimate effect will be the same. Misery for the Greeks. Not so according to German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble. "It is not about torturing the Greeks" but to give them an "adequate life". Talk to the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... according to a report published by the European Central Bank, with goals halting trading activity even further. FRANKFURT - German stock market operator Deutsche Boerse says its net profit doubled last year to 848 million euros ($A1.05 billion) and that ...

Bankruptcy could be bliss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... not good enough! "The Greek offer is not sufficient and they have to go away to come up with a revised plan," said the German Finance Ministry. It must be put into L-A-W. The Parliament is holding its vote as we speak. "... no disbursement without implementation. ...

The majority is wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... speak... there's rosier news out of Europe too. There's relative calm there despite the sovereign debt crisis overhang." German business confidence jumped to five-month highs in January and European investor confidence to seven-month highs in February". ...

Waiting for the RBA to dance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
... the third quarter of last year from 87.7% in the previous one. And have you read about the bigger-than-expected rise in German factory orders in December and the January jump in German business confidence to five-month highs or the surge in European ...