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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
... 76.66 yen from 76.87 yen on Friday. In a meeting on Sunday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel put on a united front and vowed a response to Europe's debt and banking crisis within weeks. The deadline for the response ...

The good, the bad and the whatever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
... ratings from Standard & Poor's." Enough of that, I have had my rant for the day. Now for the 'whatever' news. Frauline Merkel and Monsieur Sarkozy met in Berlin to discuss, whatever else but the ongoing sovereign debt crisis. Frauline Merkel proclaimed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... European countries will support their banks to prevent the eurozone debt crisis from spreading. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's comment on recapitalising the banks seemed to confirm reports the European Union was working on such a plan to tame a crisis ...

All eyes on Germany

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's warned Tuesday that Germany's top rating could be downgraded if Chancellor Angela Merkel's government decides to pour more money into the European bailout fund." And last night, MarketWatch reported that German ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... bigger writedown on their Greek bond holdings. In an interview with Greece's state television, German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared to confirm this, saying the audit could also determine if the second bailout set up in July will stand as originally ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... investors awaited more news about a Greek bailout from Europe. After opening higher following German Chancellor Angela Merkel's hour-long television interview, which renewed talks of a possible Greek bailout, the major indices drifted below the significant ...

Asian counterweight

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... his leader and the heads of Germany and France. According to the statement released after the conference call, Fraulein Merkel and Monsieur Sarkozy "emphasised that now more than ever it is indispensible to implement the decisions adopted on July 21 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... 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 Prime Minister George ...

Find me that silver bullet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... 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 is now confident that Greece ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... which was the main thing markets were looking for," Mr Speizer said. Instead, France's Nicolas Sarkozy and Germany's Angela Merkel said they would propose an EU-wide tax on financial transactions and seek to create a eurozone governing body headed by ...