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The unborn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... despite all the bluster and brinkmanship from both sides, I believe that they believe that Grexit is a lose-lose proposition. Greece's already devastated economy would be in ruins - bank runs and closures; more job losses; business closures; soaring ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... surge came despite a warning from Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis that "an accident" in the bitter dispute between Greece and its EU-IMF creditors over unlocking vital bailout cash for Athens was drawing "dangerously close". That came as International ...

Mi problema su problema

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
"I got chills, they're multiplying..." What's that Virginia? You're sick of hearing and reading about Greece? Not as I am about ranting about it for the umpteenth time, believe you me. Each time the Greek "crisis' re-emerges, we get this volatility ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... markets have closed lower, with all eyes fixed on the US Federal Reserve and the outcome of its interest rate meeting. Greece also loomed large in investors' minds on Wednesday, with hopes of a deal with creditors over its bailout repayments fading fast. ...

Grexit nears, markets cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
If it weren't serious dineros we're talking about, I would be laughing...seriously. Yes Virginia, Greece is still the word with newswire services reporting that the duelling parties have upped the ante and hardening their stances. Greek PM Tsipras accused ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... Athens and its European Union-International Monetary Fund creditors remaining locked in a stand-off over a deal to save Greece from a possible default. The CAC 40 in Paris ended Tuesday up 0.51 per cent at 4,839.86 points, and Frankfurt's DAX 30 rose ...

Shares stronger at noon

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... looking for bargains after recent falls. Overseas markets fell overnight, with European stocks especially punished due to Greece being set to default on 6.7 billion euro ($A9.73 billion) in debt. Morgans senior private client adviser Bill Chatterton ...

Greece in crisis (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... strength, Greek crisis in focus" ( India Times )...and even this, from the GreekReporter.com, "Sex Is the Best Antidote for Greece During the Crisis" The word "crisis" is not in Reuters' headline but it gave a good enough depiction of the current state ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
... futures contract was down six points at 5,528. On Friday, US and European stocks fell following a breakdown in talks between Greece and creditors. Locally on Monday, Reserve Bank assistant governor (economic) Christopher Kent give a speech to the Australian ...

Another thrilla in Athena

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
... blessing of several national parliaments - including Germany's Bundestag, which is becoming increasingly hostile towards Greece. Clearing these two hurdles will take at least 10 days, which means that Tsipras has at best four or five days to reach an ...