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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... to expectations of more stimulus measures in the United States following strong hints from Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke on Friday. Hong Kong on Monday added 0.39 per cent, or 76.64 points, to 19,559.21 and Shanghai ended 0.57 per cent higher, adding ...

So where's the QE?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... Robert McCloskey By now you would have read the various and myriad of interpretations to US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke' elocution at Jackson Hole. So far so good. Gauging from the financial markets' reaction - equity markets up, commodity ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... market looks set to open higher after a positive close on Wall Street on Friday following Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's speech at an international conference of global central bankers. At 0800 AEST on Monday, the September share price index ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... closed lower during the overnight offshore session, as investors waited for a speech from US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke at a gathering of world central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming over the weekend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... ahead of a highly anticipated speech by the head of the US central bank. Expectations that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would announce new economic stimulus on Friday have weakened as the event draws nearer. At 0750 AEST on Friday, the September ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... open slightly lower as investors remain timid ahead of a highly anticipated speech from US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke at the end of the week. World markets were mixed overnight, posting either slight gains or modest falls. At 0812 AEST on Thursday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... Street with no clear direction from economic data and investors waiting for a key speech by Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke. At 0745 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was up six points at 4,353. In economic news on ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's positive lead after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke gave a gloomy assessment of the US economy. At 0800 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... early July," offering reassurance to investors worried about a recent run of disappointing indicators. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, testifying for a second day to Congress, reiterated that the economy was slowing and the central bank would act if warranted ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... and unpredictable ahead of the local earnings season, he said. US stocks closed higher after Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke gave a gloomy assessment of the economy to Congress and said the Fed would act if the situation gets worse. The Dow Jones ...