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A Greek offer that cannot be refused

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... about this time last year (14 July) when it published its EU Monitor report titled, 'The dynamics of migration in the euro area.' Those who want to read the entire report can read it here. For those who don't have time, here are a few snippets from the ...

Mi problema su problema

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... beginning of a painful course that would lead initially to a Greek default and ultimately to the country's exit from the euro area and - most likely - from the European Union," the Greek central bank said. That could lead to an "acute exchange rate crisis" ...

Game theory theorises no Grexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... only yesterday when she told the world that, "Where there's a will, there's a way. The goal is to keep Greece in the euro area." Angie baby may have loaded up on Greek stocks and bonds the day before (but that's just me). And then there's this piece ...

BOJ in (tactical) retreat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... this is what she told reporters in Brussels: "Where there's a will, there's a way. The goal is to keep Greece in the euro area." All we have to do now is kick back, relax and await the official "deal" announcement. Speaking of announcements, the Reserve ...

Market lower as Wall Street falls

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... focused to an EU summit on relations with the ex-Soviet states and the Greek crisis as well as US inflation data. In the euro area, Frankfurt's DAX 30 lost 0.42 per cent to 11,815.01 points on Friday and the CAC 40 in Paris dipped 0.07 per cent to end ...

Market to open higher after Wall Street record high

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... timing of a hike in US interest rates. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index added 0.09 per cent to 7,013.47 points. In the euro area, Frankfurt's DAX 30 climbed 0.14 per cent to 11,864.59 points while the CAC 40 in Paris gained 0.26 per cent to 5,146.70 ...

Tug o' currency war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... single currency region to expand by 1.5% in 2015 and 1.9% in 2016. The euro's return to weakness is positive for the euro area economy but negative for that of America's (or is it good? as in, delayed lift-off). But then a slowing America and delayed ...

Now for Australia's debt surge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
... groupings, based on the IMF's projections Australia's net debt to GDP five years from now would be much less than the euro area's 63.0%; the G7's 82.5% and the G-20's 78.6%. This reminds me again of Lloyd Blankfein's -- chairman and chief executive of ...

The die is cast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
... "money or we Grexit" thriller. But there was certainly no conflict of emotions in the bond market. Yields on 10-year euro area bonds dropped another 8 basis points to a record low 0.26%. They've fallen all of 27 bps this year to date and are most likely ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
... with $US1.0842 late in New York on Friday. The Frankfurt-based ECB announced it and the national central banks of the euro area have started buying 60 billion euros ($A84 billion) worth of bonds per month in the long-awaited purchase program, known as ...