Greece tosses toys from the pram - again
In an entirely predictable manoeuvre, the developed world's oldest adolescent has once again failed to solve its problems at the eleventh hour. Once again, according to the Greek PM, the fault lies with everyone but Greece itself. Amid hints of recriminations and dark conspiracies optimism evaporated.
Greek "No Deal", good enough trigger to sell
Local shares switched into sell mode from Thursday's market open and continued in much the same fashion for the remainder of the session. Greece's "no deal" status seemed like a good enough excuse for local investors to pull the trigger ahead of financial year end.
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Steady as she goes…for now
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Markets put Greece behind them
Although a resolution on extending further credit Greece is yet to be finalised, markets are acting on the assumption that it's a foregone conclusion.
Charlie Brown rally
Surely, this time the European Lucy won't pull the football at the last second, causing the global markets Charlie Brown to fall flat on his face. Judging by market action, this is the consensus position. Despite a perfect lack of detail, optimism around a "Greek solution" is high, and share markets across the Asia Pacific region are set for gains at the open this morning.
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