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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... 103.14 yen, hitting the lowest level since June 2001. Paris shares were dented by banks that are seen as exposed to risky sovereign debt in Italy and Greece. Athens on Wednesday unveiled more painful cuts to unlock bankruptcy-saving loans from the European ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... monetary easing measures to jumpstart the economy. The anticipated announcement comes amid nervousness about Europe's sovereign debt crisis and concerns over a possible Greek default. Tokyo finished 0.23 per cent, or 19.92 points, higher at 8,741.16 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
... Australia, the market on Tuesday fell on fresh concerns about the eurozone debt crisis, sparked by a downgrading of Italy's sovereign debt. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index declined 41.3 points, or 1.01 per cent, to 4,040.2, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Glimmer of hope

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... report on "The International Banking Market" listed the direct and indirect exposure of US and European banks to the sovereign debts of Greece, Ireland and Portugal. European creditors have a 70.6% exposure to Greek debt, 67.9% to Ireland and 68.5% to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... sell mode after European Union finance ministers over the weekend failed to find a convincing way to tackle Greece's sovereign debt crisis. The indexes trimmed heavy earlier losses after the Greek finance ministry reported "productive and substantive" ...

Instos urged to grab sovereign debt chance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
Institutional investors can profit from the European sovereign debt crisis by putting together a diversified portfolio of credit and capitalising on a more favourable risk reward profile, said Towers Watson's global head of fixed income manager research. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... three-month US dollar loans to commercial banks in order to prevent money markets from freezing up in the wake of Europe's sovereign debt crisis. London Metal Exchange (LME) three-month copper rose $US76 to end at $US8,711 a tonne. In New York, the key ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... Credit Agricole bank from Aa1 to Aa2 and Societe Generale's from Aa2 to Aa3 because of fears over their exposure to Greek sovereign debt. Moody's left French banking major BNP Paribas on negative watch. But European stocks jumped into positive territory ...

Find me that silver bullet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... and then assurances that money is forthcoming. It can't go on like this forever. The final resolution to this European sovereign debt saga must be found and found quickly - or it'll continue to sap confidence out of you, me and Irene. Just less than ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... US stocks posted healthy gains on Tuesday after a volatile day of trading driven by more twists and turns in Europe's sovereign debt crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 44.73 points (0.40 per cent) to close at 11,105.85. The broader S&P 500 ...