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Q3 will work

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... weekend. So far, the nays have it - 78% of them think QE won't cut it - because according to those who commented: even Bernanke admitted that, "I personally don't think it's going to solve the problem;" it's "short-sighted;" and "In the short run this ...

The Fed may have gone too far

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... gone too far, Michael Power, Investec Asset Management strategist, told Financial Standard this morning. Despite Ben Bernanke saying that he will do all he can, there are not many options left, Power said, after the enactment of the Federal Reserve's ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... to expectations of more stimulus measures in the United States following strong hints from Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke on Friday. Hong Kong on Monday added 0.39 per cent, or 76.64 points, to 19,559.21 and Shanghai ended 0.57 per cent higher, adding ...

So where's the QE?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... Robert McCloskey By now you would have read the various and myriad of interpretations to US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke' elocution at Jackson Hole. So far so good. Gauging from the financial markets' reaction - equity markets up, commodity ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... market looks set to open higher after a positive close on Wall Street on Friday following Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's speech at an international conference of global central bankers. At 0800 AEST on Monday, the September share price index ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... closed lower during the overnight offshore session, as investors waited for a speech from US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke at a gathering of world central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming over the weekend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... ahead of a highly anticipated speech by the head of the US central bank. Expectations that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would announce new economic stimulus on Friday have weakened as the event draws nearer. At 0750 AEST on Friday, the September ...

The QE question

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... few days tells me I'm not alone. There's little movement -- everywhere. No one's prepared to take big bets until the Bernanke sings. Until then, financial markets will remain in quiet mode for two more sleeps before the main event the question of whether ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... open slightly lower as investors remain timid ahead of a highly anticipated speech from US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke at the end of the week. World markets were mixed overnight, posting either slight gains or modest falls. At 0812 AEST on Thursday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... Street with no clear direction from economic data and investors waiting for a key speech by Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke. At 0745 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was up six points at 4,353. In economic news on ...