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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... 42.86 (1.03 per cent) at 4,191.03. Appearing in her first congressional hearing since taking the top post at the US central bank, Yellen said she expects to continue predecessor Ben Bernanke's plan to scale back stimulus and keep interest rates low until ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... points. The euro edged up to $US1.3642 from $US1.3637 late in New York on Friday. The Swiss franc, which Switzerland's central bank held down at the height of the eurozone debt crisis, eased slightly to 1.2235 to the euro from 1.2239 on Friday. HONG ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... equities news is expected on Monday. In Australia, the market on Friday ended with a second straight gain after the central bank lifted its forecasts for economic growth. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gained 35.1 points, or 0.68 per cent, to 5,166.5. ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... remain unfazed by the lack of action at the ECB, while banking on further recovery in the eurozone. The European Central Bank held its key interest rates steady at 0.25 per cent with bank head Mario Draghi brushing off widespread talk that damaging deflation ...

I swear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... be trying to get inside that lady's head. Janet Yellen has just been sworn in as the new chief of that mightiest central bank in the world - the US Federal Reserve - but given the backdrop to her swearing in, Janet must have been doin' all the yellin' ...

Roast Turkey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
Whoa! Bet you felt the same way when you saw what the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) got up to yesterday - it proved it was no turkey. Go ahead punk, make my day! This was the threat the CBRT made to all 'em sellers, shorters and dumpers ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
... created some concerns for stability in its market and possible contagion in emerging markets," he said. But Turkey's central bank lifted interest rates dramatically overnight, which pushed up the value of the lira and helped lift sentiment surrounding ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
... main stock markets retreated as investors digested weak Chinese economic data and a cautious outlook from European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi. However, the euro rallied on news that activity in the eurozone private sector economy hit a 31-month ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
... December quarter was above the 0.5 per cent rise expected by economists, reducing the chances of another rate cut by the central bank. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index dropped 11.7 points, or 0.22 per cent, to 5,319.8. The broader All Ordinaries index ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
... outlooks that suggested mediocre earnings growth prospects. LONDON - European equities saw early gains made on Chinese central bank action and the IMF revising up its global growth forecast fade away as investors caught a late chill from speculation ...