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So stupid it could actually make money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
... wrote in his column in 'The New York Times', "It's as if the Europeans are holding up a neon sign, written in Greek and Italian, saying 'Time to stage a run on your banks!'" Another way the troika rationalises its imposition of the '(in)stability levy' ...

Refresher pause?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... anti-austerity crusader Francois Hollande to the French Presidency and the inconclusive Greek elections. Today we had both in the Italian elections - inconclusive and the rise of the anti-austerity parties. But we now have the ECB's Outright Monetary ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... the CAC 40 lost 0.62 per cent to 3699.91 points. Milan's FTSE Mib index lost 1.54 per cent to 15,675 points as rising Italian unemployment numbers compounded worries about ongoing political uncertainty following inconclusive elections earlier this week. ...

Falling gold price a buying opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
... rotation toward more cyclical assets, investor sentiment remains fragile, as evidenced by the market plunge following the Italian election results," explained Laidler. "Meanwhile, net speculative longs in COMEX gold had hit the lowest levels since December ...

Brazilian CB might need to stop shaving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... passed that air pocket so easily, didn't we now? Equities are once again flying high. Never mind the still inconclusive Italian elections because judging from last night's Italian bond auction, financial markets aren't really that scared. While yields ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... stability fears. The US dollar and euro clawed back some of the losses suffered in US trade as investors absorbed the Italian results on Tuesday, while there was also concern about the lack of progress in Washington to avoid spending cuts due to take ...

Bernanke pours liquid over Roman burn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... this whole brouhaha about early QE withdrawal into the markets' collective heads. That's where we are. But that - and the Italian elections - was a good thing. It caused a pause in the markets' too-fast too-high run and it weeded out those who were not ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
The Australian sharemarket has opened almost 1.5 per cent weaker as former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's strong electoral showing sparked fears of eurozone instability. At 1026 AEDT on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 75.1 ...

Fear is here

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
Wall Street dropped big time overnight. Thank goodness for that. The S&P 500 index closed 1.8% lower last night. This is the biggest daily fall since the 2.4% drop registered on 7/11/2012 - the time when markets were neck-deep with worries. At the time ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower, following Wall Street's downward lead after Italian election exit polls indicated a coalition may be needed. At 0800 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was down 54 points at 4988. ...