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Tug o' currency war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... front loading its purchase activity in May and June," It's just for the summer.A Then again, maybe not... if you heard what French central bank chief and ECB governing council member Christian Noyer's comment. "The purchase program will continue until ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... encouraging company results. After spending most of the day in positive territory, Paris' benchmark CAC 40 index of leading French companies ended 0.26 per cent lower at 4,961.86 points on Wednesday compared with Tuesday's close. Frankfurt's DAX 30 also ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... as the escalation of the crisis in Yemen and suspicions a Germanwings co-pilot deliberately crashed the plane into the French Alps unnerved investors. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ended down 1.37 per cent at 6,895.33 points, while Frankfurt's DAX ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... analysts have expressed worry at the speed of the dollar's ascent and the possible drag on US exports. LONDON - German and French stock markets rebounded sharply after upbeat comments from ECB head Mario Draghi but the euro struck a 12-year low on expectations ...

Fixed income offers little equity risk protection: CFM

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... as their central pillar of protection against equity market risk. That's according to one of the heads of the $6 billion French hedge fund and alternatives manager Capital Fund Management (CFM). Philippe Jordan told Financial Standard that the best outcome ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... CAC 40 lost 0.84 per cent to 4,227.91, while the DAX 30, edged up 0.06 per cent to 9,799.73 points. Weighing down on the French market on Wednesday was also the announcement that Airbus will not deliver its first next-generation long-haul jet, the A350-900 ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... NEW YORK - The US markets were closed for the Thanksgiving public holiday. LONDON - Borrowing costs for the German and French governments have fallen to record lows on the prospect of quantitative easing in the struggling eurozone, while the euro slid ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
... deter deflation, sparking fresh stimulus hopes, and China's surprise rate cut, have continued to boost share prices. The French market was also lifted by the national data institute's business climate index rising a better-than-expected three points ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... at a low 0.4 per cent as expected. Germany grew by a slender 0.1 per cent in the period from July to September while the French economy grew 0.3 per cent. The euro was at $US1.2483 from $US1.2476 late in New York on Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian markets ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... also pored over another batch of company earnings, while shares in Sanofi closed more than 4.5 per cent down after the French drugs giant fired its chief executive. The euro nudged higher to $US1.2753 from $US1.2733 late in New York on Tuesday. HONG ...