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CFD turnover rises amid dollar decline

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
... the instruments linked to a decline in the Aussie dollar, paralleling a similar situation in August last year, while eurozone sell-offs were also seen as an opportunity by some traders, bolstering demand. "The position of our net client book in some ...

Three more days of guessing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
... Another five weeks of uncertainty would certainly suck Italy into this vicious vortex and perhaps, altogether drain the Eurozone's will to live as a single region. Then all bets are off. You, I and Irene would know for sure in three days time. However ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
... with Starbucks dropping 3.5 per cent and Nike 5.0 per cent. LONDON - Most of Europe's markets were down on concern over eurozone debt and disappointing US retail sales data. In London the benchmark FTSE 100 index added 0.18 per cent to close at 5,483.81 ...

QE hope - must be getting tough again?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
... but a fleeting smile from the markets. Yields on 10-year Spanish bonds jumped to 6.8% last night - the highest in the eurozone's history - before settling at a still high 6.4%. Can't blame Spanish bond investors, not after Fitch Ratings went on a chopping ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
... the practicalities of implementing the bailout and fears it would not be enough to avert a broader catastrophe in the eurozone. Tokyo was 1.02 per cent lower, shedding 88.18 points to 8,536.72 while Seoul fell 0.66 per cent, or 12.30 points, to 1,854.74. ...

Spanish bailout soured by upcoming Greek election

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
Despite an agreement reached to bailout Spanish banks, renewed fears over a Greek exit from the eurozone have caused further uncertainty. "Although news that Spain has requested money to shore up its banking system has been regarded as a positive development... ...

PIG now officially PIGS

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
... the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) which does. The good news in all these is that it reinforces postulations that Eurozone authorities are not giving up on the Eurozone. Well... not yet, anyway. In the meantime, visibility will remain foggy, the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
... bailout fizzled prompting US stocks to head into negative territory, as the reality of more imminent risks confronting the eurozone sank in. At the close on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 142.97 points (1.14 per cent) to 12,411.23 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... cent, to 4,033.4 points, its lowest close since October 5, 2011. US stocks closed mixed after a day of bumpy trade, as eurozone turmoil kept a shadow over the markets. A dim report on new US industrial orders in April helped erase opening gains and sent ...

All juiced up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... reminded all you bears wearing shorts that, "We monitor all developments closely and we stand ready to act" should the Eurozone's outlook worsens. And it wasn't only Signor Draghi beating the drum of stimulation last night, FOMC voting member and Fed ...