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Sub-prime Godzilla tramples Japan

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2007
... economy would get worse before it got better, thanks to a downward spiralling housing market, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke announced forecasts for economic growth, unemployment and inflation will double in frequency, with an extended horizon ...

Sub-prime's house of cards

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
... 25,100 jobs after losing $731 million last year. In his statement on the US monetary outlook, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke offered few clues to future monetary policy, only acknowledging that sub-prime woes could get worse and that US$150 billion ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2007
... problems in the US sub-prime mortgage market. "The market is pretty confident that Bernanke (US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke) will be pretty aggressive in trying to prop up the market," Mr Foulsham said. Among the major banks, the National was ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
... Australian sharemarket started the week in full stride, after US President George Bush and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reassured US investors they would work to rectify recent market troubles. At 1015 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
... on the London Metal Exchange. NEW YORK - US stocks surged on Friday as President Bush and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reassured investors they would do what was needed to shelter the economy from market turmoil. Banks and brokers, which have ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2007
... while the energy sector provided support following a surge in oil prices. A letter from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, in which he said the Fed was "prepared to act as needed" to ensure credit market troubles do not adversely affect the economy ...

Surplus surpluses and soaring profits

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
... local markets are breathing easier and supported further by favourable economic indicators. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Chairman of the Banking Committee, Senator Chris Dodd, have agreed to pull out all the stops to restore stability, however ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2007
... 2,699.49. LONDON - Britain's top share index fell more than one percent as downbeat comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke hit global equities already nervous about the extent of the US subprime market crisis. The FTSE 100 closed at 6567.1 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2007
... Australian dollar. "There'll also be a lot of focus on what's happening in the US," he said. US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke will deliver the central bank's mid-year monetary policy report on Wednesday. "Depending on what he says and how that ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2007
... the all ordinaries shed 19.7 points to 6399.9. NEW YORK - US stocks fell on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned inflation is still a major concern, all but dashing remaining hopes for an interest-rate cut this year. Losses were ...