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Glimmer of hope

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... affected because of their exposure to Greek debt. Several French banks have already been downgraded because of this, and German banks are also exposed. The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) in its report on "The International Banking Market" listed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... another sign of friction, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, who was also attending the meeting, disagreed with his German counterpart Wolfgang Schaeuble over Europe's handling of the debt crisis. Bond prices rose slightly. The 10-year Treasury ...

Dangerous currents

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... falling below the zero line are great. Recall the sharp growth deceleration in Germany and France in the second quarter. German GDP barely grew - at 0.1% -- in the June quarter from 1.3% in the first while the French economy did not grow at all in the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... $US1,900 an ounce twice in the past four weeks, said Adam Sarhan, CEO of New York-based Sarhan Capital. Gold dropped as German government bond futures staged their largest one-day fall in six months on signs of more willingness from policymakers to solve ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... back from a weak close on Wednesday after a rally on European and US markets, as investors clung to talks between French, German and Greek leaders about the eurozone debt crisis. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 71.5 points, or 1.8 ...

Asian counterweight

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
It's still the word - Greece, that is. "In the face of the extensive rumbas of the last few days, it was stressed by all that Greece is an integral part of the Eurozone." This was Greek government spokesman Elias Mossialos' announcement to the world ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... potential breakup of the eurozone, have roiled global stock markets in recent weeks. But French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced confidence on Wednesday that Greece would remain in the eurozone, after speaking to Greek ...

Find me that silver bullet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... politically, because we would very quickly face a domino effect." With these words - broadcast over Berlin-based Inforadio - German Chancellor Angela Merkel relieved financial market stress over catching Greece's communicable disease. Herr Chancellor ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open modestly higher, following in the footsteps of US stocks. At 0703 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was up four points at 4085. In economic news on Wednesday, the Westpac/Melbourne ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... Street's major indices staged a late-session rally after following European bourses sharply lower in opening trade. Signs of German impatience with the Greek government's management of its debt crisis, and the prospect of French banks suffering a credit ...