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The future according to Ben

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... tackling their respective countries' fiscal deficits. And that, European authorities "are committed to avoiding default in Greece" and the 750 billion euros "certainly covers the obligations of Greece and Portugal and Spain for a number of years." Don't ...

Turning Bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2010
... tendency to breath a life of its own and feed on itself. We've seen this in action over the past few months as fear of Greece's sovereign debt crisis snowballed into a worldwide financial market panic. Nervy investors are opting out of risky assets. ...

On caution's side

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
... But in an interconnected world, no man is... No one's still certain what the end game in Europe would be - Greek default? Greece banished from the Eurozone? The Portugal, then Spain, then... European recession? Then global double dip? As the Organisation ...

PIMCO favours Latin American and Asian bonds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
... into the global financial crisis in very good shape, low levels of debt and relatively low labour costs. Compare that to Greece, with very high public sector employment and massive budget deficit." He said PIMCO remains cautious about emerging Europe ...

Detox

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
... were pointed. At the Greeks. Despite the European Union/IMF a,-750 billion bailout pact, financial markets didn't trust Greece to be able to withstand the debilitating effects on its economy of the government's severe austerity measures. The announcement ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
... the question," Tarullo said in prepared remarks. Investors are concerned that the debt problems in European nations like Greece and Portugal will spill over to other countries, cause a cascade of massive losses for big banks and in turn halt the economic ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
... bleeding in this war of attrition," Mr Heffernan said. "The major stocks that are being hit are the banks with fears about Greece and China." Stocks were trading at their lowest since August last year. Consumer sentiment dropped sharply in response to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
... Wall Street's drop. The euro gave stocks a boost early in the day when 10 European Union countries sent bailout money to Greece. The move raised confidence about Europe's ability to prevent its debt crisis from spreading to other economies, including ...

Euro downs Supermodel

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... culture, and Europeans," to which we may now add, the euro. Yes Virginia, it seems most of us are turning Europhobes now. Greece gave euros a bad smell and now financial markets are dumping it left, right and centre. While we were sleeping, the euro ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
... traders have been moving out of the euro throughout the week because of concerns that cost-cutting measures in countries like Greece, Spain and Portugal would slow economic activity on the continent and elsewhere. Now stock investors are also looking ...