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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... Overnight, Greek members of parliament passed a deeply resented austerity bill that has led to violent protests on the streets of Athens. The new measures include pay and staff cuts in the public service as well as pension cuts and tax hikes for all ...

Some hope

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... government has saved over the past few months - given that a lotta Greek civil servants have been protesting out on the streets instead of punching in at their office and pretending to work, he must have saved quite a handsome amount. But all will be ...

Future2 cyclists cross the finish line

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... cyclists will arrive in Sydney's Martin Place. Join the cyclists at 3- 3.30pm in Martin Place, between Macquarie and Philip Streets for the finish line event and at 5 - 6.30 pm at the Plaza, 60 Martin Place for a reception hosted by BT Financial. It's ...

BT Future2 Wheel Classic hits the road

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... the BT Future2 Wheel Classic at the finish line on Friday 16 September at 3pm in Martin Place between Macquarie & Philip Streets. Future2 is the foundation of the Australian financial planning profession and exists to support the financially under-privileged ...

Just do it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
... of austerity measures (if Parliament decides to pass the plan tomorrow night). Never mind the angry mob rioting on the streets of Athens, for without the 12 billion euro lifeline from the 'troika' - EU/ECB/IMF - even the Greek Parliamentarians won't ...

All clear for a bail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
... money! He the man! What now? Now Greece could start hurting itself more. There were intermittent violent protests on the streets since last year when the government implemented austerity measures that included reduction in pensions, increased sales taxes ...

Back to cactus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... authorities to agree on how to salvage the Greek ruins. This is compounded by the re-ignition of violent protests on the streets of Athens and Moody's warning that it might slash the credit ratings of French banks because of their exposure to Greece. ...

We shall overcome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... escaped a downgrade because of its implementation of severe fiscal austerity measures. But its citizens are now on the streets protesting and demonstrating against these painful measures. Back to America. Reports indicating that Mr. and Mrs. Jones still ...

Three and a half men

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... but... we've been through this before haven't we? Perhaps not Tunisia, but when the Jasmine Revolutionaries marched on the streets of Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Iraq, Morocco, Djibouti, Jordan, Oman, etc. financial markets have already factored in that the ...

People powered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
... years by 18-days of protests by his people and pressure from the international community. There was jubilation on the streets of that country by the Nile and congratulatory remarks by various heads of states on the triumph of people power in Egypt. But ...