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From Business ETC Markets

Stocks open mixed as Europe summit disappoints

3 hours ago 547 Views 2 Comments

European markets are up – but only modestly – while the US markets tread water after an indecisive summit in Brussels.

# markets - Tuesday 22 May, 2012

From Business ETC Markets

European markets open in positive territory amid Chinese hopes

Tue, 10:54 AM 1,275 Views 4 Comments

Investors are also enthused by suggestions that Greece will recapitalise four of its major banks later this week.

# markets - Tuesday 15 May, 2012

Greece

EU chief: suggestion of Greek exit is ‘nonsense’ and ‘propaganda’

15/05/12 835 Views 7 Comments

Meanwhile, more coalition talks.

# markets - Monday 14 May, 2012

From Business ETC The Markets

Going down: Markets fall across Europe as Spain sells off €2.9bn of bonds

14/05/12 2,657 Views 16 Comments

Spain paid a higher interest rate on the short-term bonds as markets have reacted badly to the ongoing uncertainty in Greece and the wider eurozone.

# markets - Tuesday 24 April, 2012

From Business ETC Bank Of Ireland

Mortgage arrears continue to increase, says BOI

24/04/12 2,054 Views 19 Comments

Bank report for first quarter of 2012 says that residential property prices don’t appear to have “fully stabilised”.

# markets - Thursday 19 April, 2012

From Business ETC Spain

Rates up but Spanish bond sale passes off

19/04/12 1,473 Views 2 Comments

Spain sold €2.5 billion in debt successfully this morning, with higher interest from investors than expected.

# markets - Tuesday 17 April, 2012

From Business ETC Spain

Spanish debt sales cause Euro to weaken

17/04/12 1,473 Views 10 Comments

Spain’s 10 year bond yields have traded above six per cent for a second day as the country prepares for bond auctions on 12- and 18-month bills.

# markets - Wednesday 22 February, 2012

Unfreedom

President warns of democratic and intellectual crises

22/02/12 3,084 Views 56 Comments

Michael D Higgins told the audience at the LSE that if Ireland had retained some of the elements of its national revival, the economic collapse may not be as bad as it is.

# markets - Wednesday 15 February, 2012

Opinion

Column: The markets are holding us hostage – but here’s our escape route

15/02/12 5,869 Views 16 Comments

We’re running scared from the financial bogeymen, but our governments could easily take control, writes Martin O’Dea.

# markets - Monday 13 February, 2012

From Business ETC Apple

Apple shares now cost more than iPads

13/02/12 4,423 Views 11 Comments

Apple is now the most valuable company in the world, with a single share setting you back more than an iPad 2.

From Business ETC The Markets

Stocks rise on news of Greek parliament’s approval of austerity measures

13/02/12 873 Views 9 Comments

Greece is now on course to receive a second bailout and the markets quite like that…

# markets - Wednesday 8 February, 2012

From Business ETC Bondholder This post contains videos

This man owns €1.9bn in Irish government bonds

08/02/12 10,439 Views 195 Comments

And he’s pretty confident about Ireland’s ability to recover from the economic crisis…

# markets - Wednesday 1 February, 2012

From Business ETC Facebook

Facebook pulls trigger to go public in $5billion IPO

01/02/12 4,034 Views 6 Comments

The long-anticipated move will make it the biggest internet company to trade on the markets since Google.

# markets - Tuesday 31 January, 2012

From Business ETC The Markets

Markets open strongly on news of EU’s fiscal compact deal

31/01/12 941 Views 6 Comments

A deal in Brussels is music to the ears of those on the trading floor…

# markets - Tuesday 24 January, 2012

From Business ETC The Markets

European shares fall amid worries over a deal on Greece

24/01/12 1,152 Views 6 Comments

Eurozone finance ministers’ hardline stance on Greek bondholders is causing jitters in the European markets.

# markets - Monday 23 January, 2012

From Business ETC Eurozone

As Greek talks continue, eurozone finance ministers to meet in Brussels

23/01/12 784 Views 3 Comments

The finance ministers of eurozone states and the rest of the EU will hold their first meetings of the year this week.

# markets - Monday 16 January, 2012

From Business ETC Moody's

Safe: Moody’s says it will maintain France’s AAA rating

16/01/12 1,145 Views 6 Comments

It follows Standard & Poor’s downgrade of France and others on Friday.

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The 9 at 9: Monday

16/01/12 6,352 Views 9 Comments

Nine things to know this morning…

From Business ETC Markets

Markets dip over eurozone worries after S&P downgrades

16/01/12 1,027 Views 4 Comments

The ratings agency said it doesn’t believe European leaders are doing enough to tackle the ongoing crisis.

# markets - Sunday 15 January, 2012

From Business ETC Eurozone

Standard & Poor’s defends mass European downgrade

15/01/12 2,513 Views 15 Comments

The US-based credit rating agency has defended its decision after a sharp European backlash yesterday against its move to downgrade nine EU countries.

# markets - Monday 9 January, 2012

From Business ETC Bonds

The bond markets are now paying Germany to borrow money

09/01/12 4,395 Views 29 Comments

Germany this morning issued a new batch of 6-month bills – and demand was so intense that the yield is negative.

# markets - Wednesday 4 January, 2012

From Business ETC Bond Auctions

Euro nears 12-month low after poor demand at German auction

04/01/12 2,284 Views 8 Comments

While the demand for the latest batch of 10-year bonds was higher than November, it was far below the usual standard.

# markets - Tuesday 3 January, 2012

From Business ETC Markets

Stock markets close up on first day of 2012

03/01/12 2,864 Views 9 Comments

Will today’s solid performances be a good omen for the rest of the year? Investors will hope so.

# markets - Sunday 1 January, 2012

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Read Me: The year’s best opinion pieces from TheJournal.ie

01/01/12 3,727 Views 4 Comments

Thought-provoking, moving, controversial: Our pick of the top ten Read Mes from 2011.

# markets - Monday 12 December, 2011

From Business ETC Markets

Markets fall as EU fiscal agreement does little to inspire confidence

12/12/11 1,919 Views 26 Comments

Buoyant upon initial news of the deal last week, the markets were not so happy today…

# markets - Friday 9 December, 2011

From Business ETC Markets

Markets close strongly after EU deal

09/12/11 2,983 Views 15 Comments

Relief all round….

# markets - Sunday 4 December, 2011

From Business ETC Eurozone

This Friday could be one of the biggest days in European history – here’s why

04/12/11 6,152 Views 35 Comments

EU leaders are due to meet in Brussels for a summit that could be make-or-break for the euro.

# markets - Thursday 1 December, 2011

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The 5 at 5: Thursday

01/12/11 4,058 Views 3 Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

From Business ETC Markets

Markets regain confidence after world banks’ move

01/12/11 1,349 Views 5 Comments

Asian stocks and shares rose overnight, in a sign that markets are welcoming yesterdays intervention by six central banks.

# markets - Wednesday 30 November, 2011

From Business ETC Banks

World banks move to bolster global economy

30/11/11 3,384 Views 39 Comments

The ECB, US Federal Reserve and central banks in Japan, Swizterland, Canada and Britain are backing a move to make it easier for banks to access dollars if they need to.

# markets - Monday 28 November, 2011

From Business ETC Eurozone

Credit ratings of ALL European nations under threat, warns Moody’s

28/11/11 1,746 Views 13 Comments

The ratings agency said “multiple defaults” are now a possibility, and that more than one country could be forced to leave the euro.

# markets - Sunday 27 November, 2011

Opinion

Column: If we want to get out of this crisis, we must remember who put us here

27/11/11 6,998 Views 70 Comments

The financial markets plunged us into economic meltdown, writes Hugh Torpey – so why are we still listening to them?

# markets - Saturday 26 November, 2011

From Business ETC Be Prepared

British government warns embassies to be prepared for euro collapse – report

26/11/11 5,974 Views 41 Comments

Diplomats in eurozone countries are being told to be prepared to help expats if the single currency collapses.

# markets - Wednesday 23 November, 2011

From Business ETC Belgium

Belgium: Things are getting worse by the minute

23/11/11 3,667 Views 11 Comments

A Belgian reader emails his take on the latest worrying developments there – and what action the country’s political leaders need to take.

From Business ETC Markets

“Disaster” German bond auction sends European markets down

23/11/11 2,394 Views 18 Comments

Germany issues €6bn in 10-year bonds – but only €3.8bn were sold, leaving the central bank to step in and buy the rest.

# markets - Thursday 17 November, 2011

From Business ETC Spainwreck

Spain in the firing line as borrowing costs hit new highs

17/11/11 1,142 Views 15 Comments

The price of borrowing for Spain is approaching the 7 per cent barrier, after both Spain and France struggled with bond auctions.

# markets - Wednesday 16 November, 2011

New Beginning

Monti announces Italian cabinet – and will be his own finance minister

16/11/11 1,122 Views 12 Comments

The new Italian cabinet is made up mostly of independent technocrats, and will see Monti double up as PM and finance minister.

Italy

Monti set to announce new Italian government

16/11/11 440 Views 2 Comments

Mario Monti completes two days of tense negotiations, and is set to present his new government to the president this morning.

# markets - Tuesday 15 November, 2011

From Business ETC Bond Markets

Italian borrowing costs spike again as coalition talks go on

15/11/11 599 Views No Comments

The markets seem nervous about Mario Monti’s attempts to form a government – while a Spanish bond auction also goes badly.

# markets - Monday 14 November, 2011

From Business ETC France

Concern for France’s AAA rating as 10-year bond yields rise

14/11/11 387 Views 16 Comments

Investors are becoming increasingly concerned about France’s overall debt and deficit levels.

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A Yes to the Stability Treaty will give Ireland access to the ESM, writes Naoise Nunn – and keep us out of a potentially lethal game of chicken.

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