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Seesaw Margery Daw

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
... take office. 'Since 1900, the Dow Average rose 9.8 per cent in the 12 months after the Democratic Party captured the White House, based on the median change following the election of seven Democrats from Woodrow Wilson to Bill Clinton. Among newly elected ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
... The Australian share market finished the week higher on Friday, bolstered by a stronger US lead after news from the White House of mortgage relief for beleaguered sub-prime borrowers. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed up 53.8 points, or 0.82 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2007
... Dow and the S&P 500, driven higher by a resurgence in crude oil prices back above $US90 a barrel. Speaking from the White House, Bush said an estimated 1.2 million homeowners could be eligible for mortgage assistance. The Dow Jones industrial average ...

Weekly economic round-up

... retirement, financial markets were largely well-behaved when 'the maestro' turned over the helms of the US central bank to White House economic adviser Ben Bernanke at the end of January. The financial markets were unperturbed as Dr. Greenspan's Federal ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2005
... NEW YORK - US stocks rallied, lifting the Dow and S&P 500 to their biggest one-day point gains in six months, after White House economic adviser Ben Bernanke's nomination to succeed Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan put to rest some market uncertainty. ...

Bush renominates Alan Greenspan as Fed chairman

... and sending a strong signal of stability to financial markets. The nomination was announced as Greenspan met at the White House with the president. "Sound fiscal and monetary policies have helped unleash the potential of American workers and entrepreneurs ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar hits new high overnight

... injured in truck bomb attacks on the British consulate and a London-based bank in Istanbul. News that parts of the White House were evacuated also affected the US dollar given geopolitical risks, she said. "It was basically on the news of the bombings ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries continues downward trend

... he will force a UN vote for war against Iraq, as 300,000 coalition troops stand ready for action against Iraq. In a White House statement, he called Saddam's disarmament antics a 'wilful charade'. All Ordinaries: 2715 (-32) Dow Jones: 7673.99 (-101.61) ...