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Bush renominates Alan Greenspan as Fed chairman

President George W Bush renominated Alan Greenspan as chairman of the Federal Reserve overnight, praising his leadership and sending a strong signal of stability to financial markets. The nomination was announced as Greenspan met at the White House ...

US Fed holds key short-term rate steady

... Reserve held a main short-term interest rate at a 46-year low today in an attempt to keep the US economy humming. Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan and his Federal Open Market Committee colleagues - the group that sets interest rate policy in the United States ...

US Federal Reserve holds key short-term rate at 1%

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2004
... rate at a 45-year low today. Wrapping up a two-day meeting - the first regularly scheduled session of the year - Fed chairman Alan Greenspan and his colleagues left the federal funds rate unchanged at 1%. The funds rate, the interest that banks charge ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds continue sell-off

US bond yields jumped sharply higher overnight, continuing the sell-off that began in earnest with Fed chairman Alan Greenspan's Congressional testimony last week. The yield on the benchmark 10-year government bond rose 21 basis points to 4.21%, and ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds crunched by Greenspan

US bond yields spiked higher after Fed chairman Alan Greenspan presented to Congress an upbeat view of US economic prospects over the balance of 2003 and for 2004. Reassurances the Fed would hold the funds rate low "for a considerable time" were ignored ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares modestly higher

... currency was fetching $US0.6550, down from $US0.6592 last night. The Australian bond market was also weaker, ahead of Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan's Congressional tomorrow morning local time. The yield on the benchmark 10-year bond was 5.105%, up from ...

Morning market wrap: US shares make further gains

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2003
... The London index rose 69.5 points (1.7%), ending the day at 4,127.6. In other markets, US bonds softened ahead of Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan's congressional testimony Tuesday US time. The 10-year Treasury was yielding 3.73% at the close, the highest ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares sustain upward momentum

... day at $US0.6567. Markets continue to await Alan Greenspan's Congressional testimony Tuesday US time, although the Fed chairman is expected to tailor his comments in a way which will have little impact on long-term interest rates. All Ordinaries 3053.4 ...

Morning market wrap: US shares sharply lower

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2003
... 4,028.8. US Treasury yields also edged lower, although investors were reluctant to push the bond market higher ahead of Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan's testimony to Congress next week. The yield on the benchmark 10-year bond fell 3 points to 3.66%. The ...