# markets - Sunday 27 November, 2011
The financial markets plunged us into economic meltdown, writes Hugh Torpey – so why are we still listening to them?
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# markets - Saturday 26 November, 2011
Diplomats in eurozone countries are being told to be prepared to help expats if the single currency collapses.
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# markets - Wednesday 23 November, 2011
A Belgian reader emails his take on the latest worrying developments there – and what action the country’s political leaders need to take.
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Germany issues €6bn in 10-year bonds – but only €3.8bn were sold, leaving the central bank to step in and buy the rest.
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# markets - Thursday 17 November, 2011
The price of borrowing for Spain is approaching the 7 per cent barrier, after both Spain and France struggled with bond auctions.
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# markets - Wednesday 16 November, 2011
The new Italian cabinet is made up mostly of independent technocrats, and will see Monti double up as PM and finance minister.
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Mario Monti completes two days of tense negotiations, and is set to present his new government to the president this morning.
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# markets - Tuesday 15 November, 2011
The markets seem nervous about Mario Monti’s attempts to form a government – while a Spanish bond auction also goes badly.
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# markets - Monday 14 November, 2011
Investors are becoming increasingly concerned about France’s overall debt and deficit levels.
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Mario Monti’s designation as prime minister appears to soothe investors, who are lowering the interest rate Italy must pay for loans.
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# markets - Sunday 13 November, 2011
Will the ECB step in tomorrow or try to wait things out?
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# markets - Thursday 10 November, 2011
The markets are looking a little better today.
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# markets - Tuesday 8 November, 2011
So what does that mean?
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A normally procedural vote will be closely scrutinised as Italian borrowing costs hit new highs.
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# markets - Saturday 5 November, 2011
George Papandreou has made a pledge to step aside if necessary, and has called for a new coalition government.
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# markets - Thursday 3 November, 2011
On his first day in the job, ECB president Mario Draghi surprised everyone by cutting the eurozone’s main interest rate.
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# markets - Tuesday 1 November, 2011
Former trader Nick Leeson speaks to those working at the heart of financial markets and finds that uncertainty and confusion is thwarting a move forward.
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Investors react to news that Greece intends to hold a referendum on its latest bailout agreement, despite the unpopularity of the deal.
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# markets - Thursday 27 October, 2011
Shares were up across the continent as trading opened this morning.
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# markets - Wednesday 26 October, 2011
The company is selling Kindles at a loss to compete with the iPad – driving its profits down by 73 per cent.
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# markets - Monday 17 October, 2011
A summit of Eurozone leaders next Sunday is expected to be decisive for the long-term economic prospects of the region.
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# markets - Tuesday 4 October, 2011
Dexia loses a massive chunk of its value, despite moves by both the French and Belgian governments to guarantee its assets.
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# markets - Monday 3 October, 2011
The eurozone inflation jump suggests the ECB may hold off on cutting interest rates this week.
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# markets - Friday 30 September, 2011
Global stocks were down today as fears on the global economy show no signs of abating.
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US markets finished in positive territory last night, but a European rally faded – while Asian markets were flat this morning.
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# markets - Monday 26 September, 2011
A ‘firewall’ is needed in order to stop Euro members falling like dominoes, Angela Merkel says – though Greece is sustainable for now.
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# markets - Friday 23 September, 2011
European stock markets had recorded sharp gains when they opened, but have since lost them and are broadly flat.
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Nine things to know by 9am: Baby boom for Ireland, Palestine launches bid for statehood, and a case of spontaneous combustion in Galway…
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# markets - Thursday 22 September, 2011
More market jitters in the US today as the Dow Jones closes down almost 400 points, while the S&P500 and Nasdaq fall also.
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The US Federal Reserve announces the purchase of $400bn in 6-year and 30-year bonds, hoping to drive down interest rates.
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# markets - Monday 12 September, 2011
…and its input was virtually worthless, because prices today are pretty much exactly where they were seven days ago.
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Rumours that Greece may still default have sent markets into a nosedive, as the Euro falls and the cost of borrowing rises.
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# markets - Wednesday 7 September, 2011
A bailout was later agreed for Ireland and Portugal but was it legal under German and EU law? A court decides today.
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# markets - Tuesday 6 September, 2011
Christine Lagarde says there’s a “crisis of confidence”. No kidding: markets are slipping while borrowing costs are back on the up.
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# markets - Monday 5 September, 2011
Concerns over US economic recovery and the eurozone debt crisis are bringing the markets down.
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# markets - Tuesday 30 August, 2011
National Irish Bank is less optimistic on Irish export growth as eurozone economies slow down.
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# markets - Friday 26 August, 2011
World stock markets are unsteady today ahead of a speech by US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, in which he will outline whether the Fed will take new steps to help the US economy avoid another recession.
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Nine things you should know this morning…
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# markets - Sunday 21 August, 2011
If the world’s markets move like the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange did today, it’ll be another few chaotic days for investors…
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# markets - Saturday 20 August, 2011
For a short time yesterday Apple’s market capitalisation was higher than the combined value of every single bank in the Eurozone.
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