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Down and out in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... moment. Let's leave the closing remarks to Mr. Buffett. Take it away Warren. "The most common cause of low prices is pessimism - sometimes pervasive, sometimes specific to a company or industry. We want to do business in such an environment, not because ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... 20 billion euros from the state to stay afloat. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed as weak European data added to pessimism after this week's disappointing summit on saving Greece from leaving the eurozone. Positive leads from Wall Street and European ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... 20 billion euros from the state to stay afloat. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed as weak European data added to pessimism after this week's disappointing summit on saving Greece from leaving the eurozone. Positive leads from Wall Street and European ...

Market Wrap-Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
... successful bond auction in Spain failed to raise spirits while weak US economic data also added to the general sense of pessimism. The euro was supported by comments from International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde and Japan Finance Minister ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... 34.59 (1.31 per cent) to 2,612.26. Wall Street stocks spent the session swimming in red. The slump came "amid growing pessimism that last week's fiscal pact agreement in Europe will yield substantive results in solving the festering eurozone debt crisis," ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
... reach a deal this week. The official said it could take until Christmas. LONDON - European stocks and the euro slid as pessimism set in that the EU summit would not deliver a significant breakthrough on the eurozone debt crisis. An early advance in European ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... cut the cash rate again after its cut at the November 1 meeting. However, on Tuesday night, Australian time, increased pessimism about the eurozone crisis saw all the major currencies fall against the US dollar. Bank of New Zealand currency strategist ...

Insto clients forecast a low growth world economy

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
Pessimism about the outlook for global growth has significantly worsened since March, according to a survey of institutional clients by global investment management firm PIMCO. PIMCO surveyed clients before its recent Macroeconomic Forum and asked respondents ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
The Australian share market continued to trade lower at noon on Tuesday, reversing Monday's gains, amid pessimism overseas about Europe's ability to sort out the region's debt problems. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had lost 72.5 points, or 1.7 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... value, could now find it written down more than 50 per cent if it cannot raise any more money and defaults as a result. Pessimism over Greece has grown as European leaders are at odds over the best way to boost the ailing country and protect other economies ...