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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... the US economy since November to aid the flagging recovery. After a meeting of its policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee this week, the Fed confirmed that QE2 would end as scheduled by June 30, though it vowed to maintain near-zero interest rates ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
... to 2,669.19 points. In a highly-watched announcement, the Fed's interest rate-setting body, the Federal Open Market Committee, said it would keep the federal funds rate at near-zero levels "for an extended period" to boost the flagging recovery. The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... in the economy. TOKYO - Japanese stocks closed flat on Monday, with investor caution before the Federal Open Market Committee meeting this week offsetting gains in power companies, which rose on a minister's call for the restart of nuclear reactors. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... "significant increases" in energy and other commodity prices that had boosted overall inflation, Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) members expected price increases would ease once commodity prices stabilised. Ms Deda said the Australian dollar reacted ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... Exchange. "We've also got a lot of events... with the (inflation) reading today and the FOMC (US Federal Open Market Committee) meeting tonight. "Traders are playing a fairly cautious game today." Investors will look for indications on the future of ...

Any which way is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... results. For the outlook is looking good. The US Federal Reserve is still meeting. No doubt the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is in the heat of discussions over what to do with monetary policy - or more specifically, QE2. It's about to end next ...

Shopping till unemployment drops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
... Treasury purchase program after its FOMC meeting overnight because, "Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in November confirms that the economic recovery is continuing, though at a rate that has been insufficient to bring ...

Gotta love gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
... FTSE-100 index. Equity markets in the Eurozone and Japan are still in the red. The US Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting last week has given gold extra shine. The FOMC statement that accompanied the September meeting sparked ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
... points to 1,134.28 points. Investor sentiment was dampened after a downbeat economic outlook from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which warned on Tuesday that the recovery had slowed. The US Federal Reserve avoided pulling the trigger on fresh ...

Much ado over more of the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... All dressed up and nowhere to go. Yup! Wall Street went nowhere alright. A day before last night's Federal Open Market Committee Meeting (FOMC), Wall Street was all prepped, seemingly ready to take it all, whatever the Fed decides - or more, importantly ...