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Market to open lower

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... bailout reform proposals. British equities also forged higher on the budget presented to parliament on Wednesday by finance minister George Osborne, which outlined new austerity measures. London's benchmark FTSE 100 finished 0.91 per cent higher to 6,490.70 ...

Stirred but not shaken

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
... now; the ECB's QE should help contain any contagion that might arise; there will be limited contagion; Greek finance minister Varoufakis' resignation indicates that Athens is extending an olive branch to its creditors, and so on and so forth. You say ...

Australian market opens higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
The Australian share market has begun trading in the new financial year with gains with investors appearing happy to take a break from the recent sell-offs. The Greek debt crisis is not yet resolved but hope remains of a resolution with talks with Eurozone ...

Australian shares up on first day of fin year

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
The Australian share market has begun trading in the new financial year with gains with investors appearing happy to take a break from the recent sell-offs. The Greek debt crisis is not yet resolved but hope remains of a resolution with talks with Eurozone ...

An ordinary trading day on D-day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... Jean-Claude Juncker, has told Greeks that saying 'No' to a bailout deal would be a vote to ditch the euro. Greece's Finance Minister Yannis Varoufakis has said Greece had no intention of quitting and cannot be forced out. "The Athens government has insisted ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower, following lifts on Wall Street but falls on European markets as investors await the next move in Greece's debt crisis. At 0800 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 29 ...

The unborn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... contagion, "We don't think there would be a contagion effect if there was a Greek exit from the eurozone" Irish finance minister Michael Noonan. Perhaps. But then again, allow me to present exhibit 1 - Lehman Brothers - the Fed and the US Treasury also ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... previously said," said Chris Low, chief economist at FTN Financial. The surge came despite a warning from Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis that "an accident" in the bitter dispute between Greece and its EU-IMF creditors over unlocking vital bailout ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
The Australian stock market looks set to open higher, following strong gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0655 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 47 points at 5,574. US stocks were up 0.6 per cent, ending a two-day ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower after US and European markets fell on Friday amid fears over a Greek debt default. The June share price index futures contract was down six points at 5,528. On Friday, US and European stocks fell ...