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By Johan Burger on 22 February 2012
Markets Overnight: Our market as well as US markets ended square and European markets ended in the red with the IMF coming out saying that austerity measures could temper Greek growth to the extent...
By Johan Burger on 21 February 2012
Markets Overnight: US markets were closed yesterday and in Europe markets were up on hopes of a Greece bailout deal and China cutting its reserve ratio requirements. Locally we were square with...
By Johan Burger on 20 February 2012
Markets Overnight: Most markets (including ours) were up on Friday, mostly on optimism of Greece clinching the long-awaited rescue package that will avoid a disorderly debt default.The optimism might...
By Glaxton Robinson on 17 February 2012
Equity markets pared losses in Europe and strengthened to new heights in the US, as the Dow and Nasdaq reached highs last seen in May 2008 and December 2000 respectfully. The US economic giant has...
By Johan Burger on 16 February 2012
Global markets were mixed with equities up in Europe yesterday but down in the US and also in Asia this morning. Gains were trimmed in markets across the globe after reports suggested that EU support...
By Glaxton Robinson on 15 February 2012
The risk trade was off over night as the ECB finance ministers stepped back from their planned “emergency” get together this Wednesday that was supposed to be the decision of whether...