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Fundamentally challenged

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... stumble in equity and commodity markets and the grim indicators released overnight happened while the Federal Open Market Committee was still in session, Big Ben would have announced something beyond extending the twist. The Fed's decision yesterday ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
... at the end of June, was extended through the end of the year, the central bank's policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee announced on Wedneyday after a two-day meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the session down 12.94 points, or ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... March, notably higher than the consensus prediction of a 5,000 rise. Cautious commentary from US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) vice-chairman William Dudley overnight had also boosted markets, Mr Waterer said. "Following the comments from Fed representatives ...

No QE, not bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... Here's a snippet of the FOMC minutes so you can judge for yourself: "Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January suggests that the economy has been expanding moderately. Labor market conditions have improved further; the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... cent, the S&P500 ended up 0.36 per cent and the NASDAQ finished 0.60 per cent firmer. Meanwhile, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meets in the United States on Tuesday. Market watchers believe the recent uplift in the US economy will be enough ...

Extending the extended extension

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... markets another something to celebrate. It is extending the extended extension. Following its regular Federal Open Market Committee meeting yesterday, the Fed announced an extension of the already extended zero interest rate policy (ZIRP). "... the Committee ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
... that, and it influenced the euro and this flowed on to the Australian dollar. "We also had the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) rates decision this morning, noting that the US economy had improved slightly, but that things remain very fluid, and ...

Machines of loving grace

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... of the economic outlook divide: The economy is getting traction. "Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in September indicates that economic growth strengthened somewhat in the third quarter, reflecting in part a reversal of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... the markets, advanced 19.62 points (1.61 per cent) to 1,237.90. Concluding a two-day meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee left monetary policy unchanged, saying economic growth had "strengthened somewhat" in the third quarter. The Fed "is prepared ...

Market Wrap- Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... data coming out. "We've got the interest rates decision here (in Australia) tomorrow, the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) meeting and the non-farm payrolls report (in the US) later in the week. "With a five per cent run-up last week and a fairly ...