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Risky business

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2007
... believes we can draw confidence from a man with his finger truly on the sub-prime credit pulse - the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President, William Poole. Investors should take comfort that Poole, "who sees the numbers all day every day", remains ...

Fed Banks upgrade to next gen payment systems

... financial institutions. Unisys Corporation has signed a consulting, software and hardware agreement with the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, which is acting on behalf of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks. Under the deal, the banks will replace their existing ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007
... perception that the next rate move may indeed be down. With the housing industry reaching historical lows, the Federal Reserve Bank in the US will be under pressure not to raise interest rates even though core personal inflation is expected to reach ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2007
... to 9 hours and 11 per cent were employed for more than 10 hours per week. The latest estimates from the US Federal Reserve Bank forecasts the US economy to growth between 2.5 and 3 per cent this year following the 3.4 per cent growth last year. This ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2006
... cent. Although these cost increases feed into national inflation, the chances of another rate rise after the Federal Reserve Bank's meeting of December 12 remain slim as GDP growth of 1.6 per cent was recorded for the third quarter after 2.6 per cent ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2006
... cent overall and Victoria and Queensland fell by just a couple of per cent less. The likelihood of the US Federal Reserve Bank raising interest rates lessened yesterday with the release of the Institute for Supply Management's Manufacturing Index which ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2006
... year ago. This worse than expected situation for the US housing sector greatly reduces the chance of the US Federal Reserve Bank increasing interest rates as they did for 17 consecutive occasions until their last opportunity and indeed now there is speculation ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006
... existing requirement. AMP is the only Australian company to have reached this status. This Thursday the US Federal Reserve Bank will release final details of the personal consumption expenditure index which is expected to grow by 0.1 per cent in July ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2005
... manufacturing activity last month underpinned technology stocks. The same manufacturing report and remarks by a Federal Reserve bank president raised speculation that interest rates will continue to rise, hurting shares of companies sensitive to higher ...

FOMC to meet next week, unlikely to change interest rates: ICAP

... two-pronged message has caused a lot of unnecessary volatility in bond markets. ICAP's economists also said the Federal Reserve Bank will not tighten until inflation rises significantly from the current low levels. Indeed, inflation is likely to fall ...