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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
... the benchmark FTSE 100 index of leading shares fell by 170.88 points, or 3.14 per cent, to 5,262.85 points. FRANKFURT - Germany's DAX lost 195.26 points, or 3.12 per cent, to 6,056.71 points. PARIS - France's CAC 40 plunged by 171.18 points, or 4.59 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2010
... dollar had soared on Monday morning after the International Monetary Fund formally approved bailout funds for Greece. Germany's government also approved bailout assistance while European Union finance ministers agreed on a euro750 billion ($A1.08 trillion) ...

Sell in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
... indicator? Ultimately, it'll fall into place. Go away. This is a phrase that everybody wants to tell Greece -- especially Germany (oh sorry, Merkel has been saying this to Papandreou for months now). The European Union/IMF have agreed to keep the Greek ...

Knee-jerk reaction to late action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... the entire Eurozone down with it need only know that Greece's salvation is just an Angela Merkel away. Yes, it's only Germany's Chancellor that stands between Greece's ruin and its salvation. She remains adamant that Greece provides specific plans on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... downgrade punished Lisbon stocks, with the benchmark PSI-20 index closing down 5.36 per cent, a nine-month low. FRANKFURT - Germany's DAX slid 172.59 points, or 2.73 per cent, to 6,159.51. PARIS - The CAC-40 lost 152.79 points, or 3.82 per cent, to 3,844.6. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... debt-ridden country. Dealers said markets took the news well at first but then fell back as analysts poked holes in the deal and Germany, Europe's strongest economy and ultimate paymaster, insisted it was a stand-by facility only -- and one best not ...

Paradox of thrift

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
... But his deputy is again making headlines for himself. Remember Deputy PM Pangalos? The one who earlier this year accused Germany of not paying WWII compensation for its occupation of Greece? He was at it again last night - accusing Germany of being racist ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2010
... Greece sought more funds to help it repay debt. Greek bond yields continued to rise to more than twice the rate paid by Germany, Europe's powerhouse economy, disappointing those who hoped last week's EU-IMF contingency debt relief plan for Athens would ...

Flip-flop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
... non-subsidised loans to Greece, the IMF the rest. At least German Chancellor Angela Merkel is consistent. Herr Merkel noted that Germany would support IMF and European government lending to Greece only as a last resort -- in the case of a looming default. ...

BNY Mellon pushes into Germany

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
... Asset Servicing business for $374 million in a move that makes BNY Mellon the second largest asset servicing provider in Germany. The deal means BNY Mellon will buy BHF Asset Servicing GmbH from BHF BANK Aktiengesellschaft and Sal. Oppenheim jr & Cie. ...