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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 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

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... reaction to Wall Street's disappointing trading session that saw early gains wiped out after US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke dampened hopes of further economic stimulus, said Benny Sada, senior equities analyst at Australian Stock Report. "That ...

Wow on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
If there's something strange in your neighbourhood, who ya gonna call? Ben Bernanke! It was a wow day on Wall Street overnight as our friend Ben reinforced this Ben's view that it would be a win-win for equity markets, no matter how the Fed see its ...

Currencies dominate CFDs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... Ashley Jessen, head of sales trading at Capital CFDs. "Gold continued its relentless surge of volatility following Ben Bernanke offering grim hope of QE3 forcing gold and other commodities to take a sharp nosedive." In predictions for second quarter ...

Best friends forever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... strengthens. Equities win. Recovery falters. Equities still win because Fed does another QE. And this time, our BFF Ben Bernanke has BFFs of his own backing him up on this. In her very long speech before the Money Marketeers of New York University in ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... investors are digesting all the news we've had this week," Mr Shamu said. "We've had (US Federal Reserve chairman) Ben Bernanke's comments the other night. There was a bit of euphoria yesterday when markets rallied across the board. "But at the moment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... strong run. They said the tone started out positive, with solid early gains made after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke indicated on Monday that the US central bank's very low interest rate regime will remain in place for some time. His comments ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... followed offshore markets higher in opening trade, with investors encouraged by signs from US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke that the US would keep interest rates low. At 1013 AEDT on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 37 points, or ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... cent and pushed past 105 US cents for the first time in six days following indications from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that the US would keep interest rates low. At 0700 AEDT on Tuesday, the Australian dollar was trading at 105.38 US cents ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... closed at its highest level since the end of 2007. Positive comments from United States Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, including expectations that the unemployment rate would keep falling, helped Wall Street post its biggest gains of the year ...