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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... in New York on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets have soared, with Tokyo hitting a more than six-month high, despite eurozone finance ministers putting a Greek bailout on hold and the release of disappointing US retail data. The 17-nation bloc had demanded ...

Cheque's not yet in the mail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... bailout "hrimata" (money) was practically in its pocket (begging bowl?) - we got what we got last night. We got news that Eurozone finance ministers have cancelled their scheduled meeting -- the one where they're supposed to autograph the 'pay Greece ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... disappointing US retail sales data, having largely taken in stride a Moody's ratings cut on six European nations due to the eurozone crisis. Moody's has also placed on negative outlook three other countries, including France and Britain, but the main ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... dropped against the dollar in reaction to violent protests in Athens that rocked Greece's divided government after the eurozone held up a debt bailout. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index fell 0.73 per cent to 5,852.39 points, Frankfurt's DAX 30 slid 1.41 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... Greece as the European Central Bank left its key interest rate at a historic low. Dealers said the tone was cautious while eurozone finance ministers reviewed the deal in Brussels with Eurogroup head Jean-Claude Juncker warning many issues needed clearing ...

Waiting for the RBA to dance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
... despite the sovereign debt crisis overhang. And if you want to be real positive, report out last night showed that the Eurozone's debt-to-GDP ratio declined to 87.4% of GDP in the third quarter of last year from 87.7% in the previous one. And have you ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
... Greece will get a debt-reduction deal with its private creditors as well as a second bailout from its partners in the eurozone and the International Monetary Fund. However, as one deadline after another is missed, some traders are preparing for the worst ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... a lack of conviction." He said the market was also waiting for an expected deal between Greece and its creditors. The eurozone nation is attempting to negotiate a lower rate of interest to avoid a default on its debt. "The talk is that a deal is very ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... the Chinese economy, ranked number two and the driver of global commodity markets, reassured investors worried that the eurozone debt crisis could spark a new recession. At the same time, they said the markets have been here many times before as far ...

German FM defends Euro

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... financial crisis in Europe "morphed into a crisis of confidence, questioning the political will and determination of Eurozone members to fix the flaws in the construction of the monetary union." Dr Westerwelle dismissed claims that the problems would ...