European stocks advance, euro drops on Greek debt swap
March 12, 2012 | 08:48
European stock markets rose Friday but the euro flagged after Greece clinced a debt swap that set the stage for a second bailout to avert a new eurozone crisis.
European stocks, euro rally on optimism for Greek debt
March 09, 2012 | 09:10
European stock markets rose robustly on Thursday on optimism that the Greek debt swap would be successful.
Upbeat Greek outlook pushes stocks higher
February 18, 2012 | 08:52
European stock markets closed higher Friday as investors took heart from the latest comments on the Greek debt crisis and positive US economic data, analysts said.
European stocks mixed on Greek bailout delay
February 16, 2012 | 08:59
European shares mostly rose despite a Greek bailout hanging in the balance on Wednesday, with supportive Chinese comments lifting sentiment.
Asian markets mixed amid hopes of Greek deal
January 28, 2012 | 10:07
Asian markets were mixed Friday as tentative hopes that Greece will be able to agree a deal with creditors on writing down some of its debt were capped by underwhelming US economic figures.
European stocks, euro higher awaiting Greece debt outcome
January 24, 2012 | 09:41
European stock markets rallied Monday on strong bank shares, and the euro gained against the dollar as investors hoped for a firm outcome to a Greece debt deal following an upbeat German bond auction.
Euro slumps, shares rise after Italy bond auction
December 30, 2011 | 08:41
The euro slumped Thursday to the lowest dollar level in more than a year after Italy scraped through a bond auction, but stock markets took it in their stride and advanced on reassuring US jobs data.
Asian markets up on report of IMF help for Italy
November 29, 2011 | 08:51
Asian markets and the euro rose Monday on a report that the International Monetary Fund was considering a plan to hand Italy an $800 billion bailout.
Asian shares rise on European debt talks
October 24, 2011 | 15:14
Asian shares surged on Monday after weekend meetings of European leaders resulted in "good progress" on tackling a regional debt crisis that has threatened to plunge the world economy into recession.
Asian shares tumble on Greece fears
September 12, 2011 | 16:46
Asian stock markets slumped while the euro dived to a 10-year low against the yen on Monday as concerns grew that Greece would default on its debt repayments.
Asian markets jump after Wall Street rally
August 25, 2011 | 14:09
Asian markets surged on Thursday, following another rally on Wall Street and ahead of a speech by Fed chief Ben Bernanke that many hope will outline plans to kickstart the ailing US economy.
US and European stocks advance as Kadhafi end nears
August 23, 2011 | 09:09
Stocks rose on Wall Street and in Europe on Monday as investors eyed a quick return of Libyan oil to the market after an imminent defeat of Moamer Kadhafi, while Asian indices were mostly down.
Asian stocks up as Tokyo gets growth boost
August 15, 2011 | 14:46
Asian stocks rose on Monday, with Tokyo getting a boost from better-than-expected GDP figures that showed the country is on the road to recovery after its devastating tsunami.
Asian stocks dive as fears outweigh debt vote
August 02, 2011 | 15:35
Asian markets tumbled on Tuesday as news that US lawmakers had voted in favour of a plan to avoid default was overshadowed by fears about the global economy and a possible American credit rating downgrade.
Asian shares rise after more solid US earnings
April 21, 2011 | 14:12
Asian stocks rallied for a second straight day on Thursday, with dealers buoyed by another batch of strong earnings in the United States and a jump on Wall Street to a near three-year high.
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