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Work in no progress

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... public-sector debt load has become unsustainable for the economy, privatization has been delayed, and the government has fallen far short of implementing promised fiscal and political reforms." In short, Greece failed the EU-ECB-IMF assessment - prompting ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
... bit today and that tells the tale." Rio Tinto was trading down $1.90, or 2.92 per cent, to $63.18, while BHP Billiton had fallen 80 cents, or 2.2 per cent, to $35.60. Earlier this week reports emerged that China's steel makers were demanding lower iron ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... profit of $US4.3 billion, down four per cent from the same quarter in the previous year. LONDON - European stocks have fallen, dragged down by the banking sector on heightened fears over lender exposure to the eurozone debt crisis and the potential impact ...

A yearning for softer yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... All Ordinaries index up 110.8 points, or 2.78 per cent, at 4,103.3. About nine shares had risen for every one that had fallen. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said investors retained their optimism that European leaders were preparing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... such a plan to tame a crisis which claimed its first victim, Dexia bank, this week. The news cheered markets which have fallen heavily on deepening gloom that the EU could come up with a plan for concerted action, with Greece's debt problems now threatening ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... bourse opened almost one per cent down on a weak lead from Wall Street overnight. By 1200 AEDT both major local indices had fallen further, with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index down 50.3 points, or 1.3 per cent, at 3,846.7, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
Australian shares have fallen by 1.3 per cent due to negative offshore leads, with investors uncertain about a crucial vote on the Greek bailout package. The rally on global markets ended overnight amid doubts eurozone leaders were any closer to resolving ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
... per cent and Frankfurt jumped 2.09 per cent. Italian and Spanish shares rose by about 3.0 per cent. All three markets had fallen sharply at the open, but rallied on speculation that the French government was drawing up plans to recapitalise the country's ...

Be glad for A$ weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
Oh no! This couldn't happen. Not now, not when the "Finance Minister of the Year" sits in Canberra. The A-dollar has fallen below parity with the US dollar. Australian deputy prime minister and federal treasurer Wayne Swan had been awarded the top gong ...