EMM News Explorer: Michael Hewson

[ said]: Uncertainty about Greece is pushing investors to take a bit of profit,

telegraph 06-FEB-12

[ said]: Greece's finances remain the main focus of market concern and the weekend didn't appear to bring the much promised for resolution any closer, with still no real signs of an imminent agreement on the new €130 billion ($171.07 billion) bailout that the country needs to avoid a default in March,

wsj 06-FEB-12

[ said]: Greece's finances remain the main focus of market concern and the weekend didn't appear to bring the much promised for resolution any closer, with still no real signs of an imminent agreement on the new 130 billion euro bailout that the country needs to avoid a default in March,

france24 06-FEB-12

[ said]: The state of the jobs market remains in the spotlight with the January jobs report, after this week’s ADP numbers came in on the light side of expectations,

bloomberg 03-FEB-12

[ said]: Given that it's Groundhog Day today its particularly apt that Greece continues to be the center of continued speculation about what's happening with respect to the debt talks and the latest bailout,

AP 02-FEB-12

[-added]: attitude,

AP 02-FEB-12

[ said]: Given that it's Groundhog Day today its particularly apt that Greece continues to be the centre of continued speculation about what's happening with respect to the debt talks and the latest bailout,

AP 02-FEB-12

[ said]: Given that it's Groundhog Day today it's particularly apt that Greece continues to be the centre of continued speculation about what's happening with respect to the debt talks and the latest bailout,

dailymail 02-FEB-12

[ said]: The tension is keeping a floor under prices, and ongoing signs that China is not going to have a hard landing is giving support to the black stuff,

dailytimesPK 02-FEB-12

[ said]: Given that it’s Groundhog Day today, it’s particularly apt that Greece continues to be the center of continued speculation about what’s happening with respect to the debt talks and the latest bailout,

IHT 02-FEB-12

[ said]: Brent has been more resilient because of what is happening in the Middle East,

dailytimesPK 31-JAN-12

[ said]: Italy has seen some relief,

reuters 27-JAN-12

[ said]: With all the focus on Greece, attention has also started to shift to Portugal, whose own bond yields are continuing to rise sharply, with 10-year yields pushing on towards 15 percent, as fears rise that it could well need a second bailout,

news 27-JAN-12

[-said]: Italy has seen some relief in its borrowing costs as 10-year bond yields slid down towards 6 percent yesterday. Shorter-term borrowing costs have also fallen back sharply as Italy managed to get 4.5 billion euros of 2014 bonds away at significantly reduced yields, while today's auction of 8 billion euros of 6-month bills and 3 billion euros of 11-month bills, should see similar falls in yields,

ibtimes 27-JAN-12

[ said]: With all the focus on Greece, attention has also started to shift to , whose own bond yields are continuing to rise sharply, with 10-year yields pushing on towards 15 percent, as fears rise that it could well need a second bailout,

ibtimes 27-JAN-12

[ said]: With all the focus on Greece, attention has also started to shift to Portugal, whose own bond yields are continuing to rise sharply, with 10-year yields pushing on towards 15 per cent, as fears rise that it could well need a second bailout,

irishtimes 27-JAN-12

[ said]: They need to restructure the debt in Greece and get on with it,

bloomberg 26-JAN-12

[ said]: There also appears to have been a change in tone from EU leaders with respect to the likelihood of a Greek default and their acceptance of just such an outcome, as they try to increase the pressure on the key players in the [private sector involvement] game of chess,

theglobeandmail 26-JAN-12

[ said]: It now appears that any deal might not be concluded until 13 February, despite Greek finance minister Evangelos Venizelos's insistence at the end of last week that a deal was in its final phase,

dailymail 24-JAN-12

[ said]: Significant headwinds still remain, not least ... Greece,

nation 22-JAN-12

[ said]: Yesterday's positive outcomes from the bond auctions of France and Spain have given the beleaguered euro a welcome respite from its recent woes but significant headwinds still remain, not least ... Greece,

france24 20-JAN-12

[ said]: Optimism of a deal beginning to fade as the weekend approaches,

theglobeandmail 20-JAN-12

[ said]: Yesterday's positive outcomes from the bond auctions of France and Spain have given the beleaguered euro a welcome respite from its recent woes, but significant headwinds still remain, not least ... Greece,

france24 20-JAN-12

[ said]: All eyes will once again be on Greece today as talks restart with the IIF today on the voluntary restructuring of the debt with private creditors,

CBC 18-JAN-12

[ said]: After weeks of prevarication and lots of rumors, Standard and Poor’s finally put markets out of their misery on Friday,

france24 16-JAN-12

[ said]: After weeks of prevarication and lots of rumors, Standard and Poor's finally put markets out of their misery on Friday,

news 16-JAN-12

[said:]: it would appear that last month's actions by the European Central Bank to try and break the logjam in the European banking system in the form of three-year loans appear to be meeting with some success in bringing these yields lower.

france24 13-JAN-12

[ said]: This is set to be the first of a number of meetings between the two leaders over the coming days and weeks, and markets will be hoping that the one eyed insistence on budget discipline by Angela Merkel also gives way to looking at practical measures to stimulate growth in Europe,

AP 09-JAN-12

[ said]: The lack of growth in Europe remains at the forefront of investor concerns,

AP 09-JAN-12

[ said]: The spectre of banks looking to raise capital is having a very real effect on risk appetite across Europe as the realisation of the magnitude of the task ahead for both banks and sovereigns starts to kick in, against a backdrop of rising funding costs and credit risk,

dailymail 06-JAN-12

[ agreed]: I think Hildebrand has lost credibility over this issue, and he will have to go, if not now then further down the line,

news 05-JAN-12

[ said]: Before investors get too carried away it would be prudent to remember markets exhibited similarly positive tendencies 12 months ago in the first trading days after the Christmas and New Year break, and the backdrop then wasn't as bleak as the one facing markets now,

dailymail 04-JAN-12

[ said]: Markets have put to one side concerns about Europe so far this week,

iol 04-JAN-12

[said:]: The bottom line is that for the euro to survive it needs to go for full-blown fiscal union, or break up, it’s as binary as that, and currently the odds are on it breaking up, given the obstacles in its way, on a political level, as well as a legal level.

icWales 27-DEC-11

[ said]: >European Central Bank's first ever offer of three-year loans to banks raised hopes the euro zone would avert a liquidity crisis and head towards economic recovery. The supply of limit-free and ultra-cheap cash boosted sentiment across financial markets after banks took up a greater-than-expected 489 billion euros. The ECB's successful tender added to optimism after US housing starts and building permits were shown to have jumped to a 1-1/2 year high in November. Brent crude was up 22 cents to $106.93 a bar

kuwaittimes 22-DEC-11

[ said]: Cheap funding from the ECB has boosted equity markets,

dailytimesPK 21-DEC-11

[ said]: The amount of money borrowed came in at a hefty €489billion, at the higher end of expectations with 523 banks taking advantage of the facility,

dailymail 21-DEC-11

[ said]: There’s a softer tone because of disappointment that the Fed didn’t do anything, but they were never going to,

dailytimesPK 15-DEC-11

[said:]: Last night’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting, while citing an improvement in the U.S. economy, suggested that the biggest risk to any recovery was the European debt crisis. 'This slightly more upbeat tone about the U.S. economy removed any likelihood of there being any additional measures to boost the economy in the near term, and as such pushed the dollar higher, and in turn sent stocks and the euro lower as investors and traders were denied their QE fix.

dailymail 14-DEC-11

[said:]: The signs of strain are still there. Markets are unconvinced by the whole summit and whether European leaders have the wherewithal to put an end to this crisis.

independent 14-DEC-11

[-said]: Against a backdrop of concerns about ratings downgrades, a lack of large scale European Central Bank intervention, and Angela Merkel's reiteration that there would be no increase in the new bailout fund, it was news out of the United States that really helped push things along,

france24 14-DEC-11

[-said]: Against a backdrop of concerns about ratings downgrades, a lack of large scale European Central Bank intervention and Angela Merkel's reiteration that there would be no increase in the new bailout fund, it was news out of the United States that really helped push things along,

channelnewsasia 14-DEC-11

[-said]: The single currency continues to find any sort of progress difficult to sustain and the comments out of Germany from Merkel about the ESM suggest that EU policymakers are as far away as ever to a communal and uniform approach to the debt crisis,

channelnewsasia 13-DEC-11

[ says]: Two bailout funds does seem somewhat unlikely given that policymakers can't even fund the one they already have, the EFSF, properly,

wsj 07-DEC-11

[ said]: Crude oil prices have jumped higher today on the back of increasing tensions in the Middle East, namely Iran, as well as optimism that European leaders could well be starting to get ahead of the (eurozone debt) crisis,

channelnewsasia 06-DEC-11

[ said]: The resilience may also have more to do with the fact that S&P caveated their warnings over the outcome of this weekend's EU summit,

news_com_au 06-DEC-11

[ said]: Despite the S&P warning of sovereign downgrades for 15 euro nations as well as a warning about the EFSF, the bailout fund, European markets have held up rather well, given the negative news flow,

news_com_au 06-DEC-11

[said:]: Recent market moves would seem to predicate a positive outcome this week; however, given recent history and the propensity of markets to get ahead of themselves, it would not be a surprise if the reality fell short.

ibtimes 05-DEC-11

[ said]: Chancellor Merkel has called for countries to relinquish economic sovereignty with closer oversight on national budgets with sanctions against budget transgressors enforceable by the European Court of Justice, while France remains opposed to such severe policing on the basis of concerns about sovereignty issues,

theglobeandmail 05-DEC-11

[-told]: Talk of greater fiscal integration and no defaults for creditors have soothed investor sentiment,

france24 02-DEC-11

[ said]: Given that IMF chief Christine Lagarde recently said that the fund only had €285bn in emergency funds, this story seems rather implausible, however there does appear to be talk of some form of plan in the works, however it is not immediately clear how the IMF would be able to raise the money needed,

guardian 28-NOV-11

[ said]: Gold has suffered at the expense of the resurgent US dollar, slipping back towards some key support levels near to the $1,650 level, but it still remains well supported,

dailytimesPK 26-NOV-11

[ said]: In their meeting yesterday in Strasbourg, German Chancellor Merkel, French President Sarkozy and Italian PM Monti, had the opportunity to assuage market concerns about their ability to deal with the continued deterioration in sentiment across Europe,

theglobeandmail 25-NOV-11

[ said]: There had been speculation that the European Central Bank’s role in the crisis thus far would be up for discussion which initially lent some support,

dailymail 24-NOV-11

[ warned]: The stakes keep rising in Europe and the bid to cover off 1.1 on German 10-year bunds is a clear signal that investors have severe doubts about the sustainability of the current state of affairs,

theglobeandmail 23-NOV-11

[ said]: The ECB's actions last week appeared to be an attempt to ratchet up the pressure on EU politicians to act in concert to implement reforms and make changes in order to address the structural issues affecting the economies in Europe,

theglobeandmail 15-NOV-11

[ said]: People are scared that Italy’s too big to bail out,

dailytimesPK 09-NOV-11

[ said]: People are scared that Italy's too big to bail out,

guardian 09-NOV-11

[ said]: The situation in Greece continues to act as a backdrop to markets though there does seem a greater semblance of calm ahead of tonight's key confidence vote in the Greek parliament, which Papandreou could well lose, given the events of the last 48 hours,

latimes 04-NOV-11

[ remarked]: The markets may like the idea of the referendum being shelved, but it doesn’t resolve the underlying issue that Greece will never be able to repay its debt,

theglobeandmail 03-NOV-11

[ said]: Markets have been febrile with rumours and counter rumours about resignations and referendums, and it was news in the afternoon that helped markets rally on an announcement that the proposed referendum has been scrapped,

dailymail 03-NOV-11

[said:]: We're not going to get a quick resolution, the market's going to have to suck it up.

irishsun 02-NOV-11

[ said]: , which is possible given how unpopular the bailout plan appears to be amongst Greece's voters,

AP 01-NOV-11

[ said]: While it may be the democratic thing to do ... what happen if Greece votes ’no’, which is possible given how unpopular the bailout plan appears to be amongst Greece’s voters,

breakingnews 01-NOV-11

[ said]: ?

kyivpost 01-NOV-11

[ said]: While it may be the democratic thing to do … what happen if Greece votes no, which is possible given how unpopular the bailout plan appears to be amongst Greece's voters,

CBC 01-NOV-11

[ warned]: The resulting fallout could well result in a complete meltdown of the European banking system and throw Europe into turmoil,

theglobeandmail 01-NOV-11

[ said]: , which is possible given how unpopular the bailout plan appears to be amongst Greece's voters?

AP 01-NOV-11

[said:]: The notion that China could somehow become some form of saviour, or lender of last resort to the European project looks as if it could well have been wishful thinking on European leaders

dailymail 31-OCT-11

[said:]: Equity markets have soared as the prospect of a meltdown of the European banking system appears to have been averted for now.

examiner 28-OCT-11

[ said]: EU summit uncertainty remains the primary concern as we head into today’s crunch meeting,

dailytimesPK 27-OCT-11

[ said]: The finer details still appear somewhat sketchy ... but the prospect of a contagion and a disorderly default appear to have been put to one side for the time being,

smh 27-OCT-11

[ said]: EU summit uncertainty remains the primary concern as we head into today's crunch meeting,

france24 26-OCT-11

[remarked:]: If Merkel feels she has to use the war card methinks she's losing the argument.) Under discussion is a three-pronged plan that would boost the heft of the euro zone's bailout fund, known as the EFSF, to somewhere around €1-trillion, recapitalize the region's banks to the tune of more than €100-billion, and arrange a

theglobeandmail 26-OCT-11

[said:]: The continued uncertainty and instability in Europe continues to act as a cancer on risk appetite.

independent 04-OCT-11

[ said]: There is concern that Slovakia could scupper the whole process due to a significant euro-skeptic element in their parliament,

wsj 03-OCT-11

[ said]: In recent days there has been a widespread acceptance that Greece was likely to get its money; however recent events have shown that the troika could well give itself a significant credibility problem if it is shown that Greece gets its money, even though they have missed their targets,

wsj 03-OCT-11

[ said]: Greece continues to be the major source of market angst as we head into the final quarter of 2011,

msnbc 03-OCT-11

[ said]: Today’s meeting of EU finance ministers will continue to delay the inevitable and look at ways and means of avoiding a Greek default, as ministers look to persuade Slovakia to ratify the recent EFSF changes,

theglobeandmail 03-OCT-11

[ said]: There is also the added problem that voters within the various European countries are now waking up to the fact that this could well be a problem without an end, and without any indication what the final bill is likely to be,

dailymail 30-SEP-11

[ said]: Reports of a split opening up amongst at least seven of the 17 members with respect to the new bailout terms continues to keep investors on edge,

dailymail 28-SEP-11

[ wrote]: European leaders continue to differ about final resolutions but . . . it seems likely that Greece will receive its next eight-billion-euro aid tranche, which could well defer the next stages of the crisis for another few weeks,

montrealgazette 28-SEP-11

[ said]: was a start,

dailymail 23-SEP-11

[-added that]: suggested that it would need to be increased in excess of one trillion euros or more.

channelnewsasia 23-SEP-11

[said:]: The outlook for the European banking system remains highly uncertain with downgrades for seven Italian banks, uncertainty over the next tranche of the Greek bailout, and an IMF report suggesting that the recent crisis in Europe suggests that the banks could be undercapitalised to the tune of €300bn and that politicians need to act now to avert a crisis.

guardian 23-SEP-11

[-said]: At various points throughout the day the all major companies of all the major indices were in negative territory,

news_com_au 23-SEP-11

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