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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
... German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday her country would push "with all our strength" for a strong euro, saying Germany had been a prime beneficiary of the single European currency. The bearish sentiment on the euro overshowed the positive ...

Hold, Fold or Run

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2010
... governance of finance when faced with renewed episodes of irresponsible speculation directed towards weaker countries." Germany, are you listening? Looked at one way -- and this is the prevailing market consensus at the moment -- if Europe burns, the ...

Detox

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
... and Romania either already are, or planning to go, on a low fat diet. So are the strongest members of the Eurozone -- Germany and France. Germany announced that there would be no tax cuts in the next two years. France plans to freeze public spending ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
... London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of leading shares shed 84.95 points, or 1.65 per cent, to 5,073.13 points. FRANKFURT - Germany's DAX dropped 120.79 points, or 2.02 per cent, to 5,867.88 points. PARIS - The CAC 40 index lost 79.15 points, or 2.25 per ...

Rambo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
United we stand, divided... the euro's sunk! Rambo. What was Germany thinking, going it alone to battle the battalions of speculators determined to burn the euro to the ground? Germany banned the naked short selling on European government bonds, shares ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
... price index contract was seven points higher at 4,396 points. The dominant factor in overnight trade in Europe and the US, Germany's ban on naked short selling, was felt on local markets on Wednesday when Australian shares closed at their lowest point ...

Nein to naked shorts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
... currency. Flashback to 1923. During the Weimar Republic, German inflation surged to such a level that the Rentenmark -- Germany's official currency at the time -- traded at 4 trillion to a single US dollar. Before the euro, the mark was second only to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
... sign of continuing economic problems in Europe. It hit a new four-year low of $US1.2162 on Tuesday afternoon. Meanwhile, Germany said it was banning "naked" short selling, which occurs when traders sell stocks or investments that they don't have in their ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... debt crisis. In London, the benchmark FTSE 100 index of leading shares lost 0.31 points to 5,262.54 points. FRANKFURT - Germany's DAX closed marginally higher, up 10.21 points, or 0.17 per cent, at 6,066.92 points. PARIS - The CAC 40 lost 16.81 points ...

Gold is hip again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
... something worth less than the paper it's printed on -- think Zimbabwe... or if you cast your memory way further back, think of Germany's Weimar Republic. Hey, that's also in Europe! In case you missed it, gold has already appreciated by 13 per cent since ...