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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... largest economy grew at an annual clip of 3.0 per cent in the final three months of 2012. And, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the economy had performed better than expected in recent months. European markets rose, lifted by gains for banking ...

No please explain needed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... "S&P 500 snaps four-day advance" (Bloomberg) and the Dow gave back its hold on 13K "after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke failed to signal fresh stimulus for the US economy." (The Age). Moi, I'm not only 'LOL' but 'LMAO'. In his semi-annual Humphrey-Hawkins ...

Bankruptcy could be bliss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... realised this. In his testimony before the US House of Representatives just a little over than a week ago, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke declared that "Even as fiscal policymakers address the urgent issue of fiscal sustainability, they should take care not ...

Volcker Rule dramatics continue

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... intent to protect banking deposits from risky trading activities," they wrote in a letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and they have asked for the Volcker Rule to be rewritten and simplified. As if to follow suit, Fierce Finance news reported ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... of Congress at 7pm (0900 AEST). Stocks moved lower in the afternoon following a speech by Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke. Traders digested mixed economic signals on the health of the sluggish economy. Most of the Dow's 30 blue-chip stocks were ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... Composite rose 0.55 per cent. Expectations of some sort of stimulus have been building since last week when Fed chief Ben Bernanke said Friday the central bank would not immediately begin monetary easing but would keep the door open for such a move when ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... rallied on Monday following better-than-expected US consumer spending figures and hopes US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke will deliver if the economy needs another boost. Traders said Bernanke's speech on Friday suggested that if there is no immediate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... Australia, the market on Friday closed down, ending a flat day of trading ahead of a speech by US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, which was scheduled for after the local market closed. S&P/ASX200 index was down 12.8 points, or 0.30 per cent, at ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... gains as nervous investors await further direction from offshore. All eyes will be on US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, who is scheduled to give a speech after the local market closes. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 1.8 ...

Coin toss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... could take the suspense much longer. All eyes - or should I say, all ears - will be on US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke from the very second he open his lips to tell the central bankers gathered at Jackson Hole his thoughts on the "Near and Long-Term ...