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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... 1,798.18. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite meanwhile gained 13.23 (0.33 per cent) to 3,985.97. The gains came a day after Fed chair nominee Yellen delivered a strong defence of the central bank's easing policies in confirmation hearings in the Senate ...

QE according to Yellen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
"A man does what he can; a woman does what a man cannot." - Isabel Allende, InA(C)s of My Soul It's looking a lot like a happy Thanksgiving and a very merry Christmas, don't you think so Virginia? You, I and Irene have US Federal Reserve vice-chairman ...

Rational exuberance?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
Some years back I used to have discussions with several of my gentle readers (you know who you are, gentle folks) about whether or not QE would work, is working, or not. The passage of time since the Fed minted its first QE dollar had proven that it ...

Unthinkable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
Shutdown: Day 14 and counting...3 days to go till the US debt hits the ceiling. But wait! There's news just out. Washington, it seems, is gonna kick the can a little farther. It won't be 22 November as reported last week, it'll now be 15 Feb 2014. Reuters ...

Obama expected to pick Yellen as US Fed chair

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
US President Barack Obama will nominate Federal Reserve vice-chair Janet Yellen to be the next head of the US central bank, White House officials have said. If confirmed by the Democrat controlled US Senate, Yellen would become the first woman to hold ...

Central banks rule

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
"When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we'll see No I won't be afraid Oh, I won't be afraid Just as long as you stand, stand by me." - Ben E. King How serendipitous is it, 'ey? It's Ben all around. This little Ben ...

Most EM currencies bounce back

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
Emerging market currencies bouncing back so quickly after the US Fed reversed its signals that it would soon start tapering its economic stimulus confirms how far these markets have matured since the GFC. In May through June this year US Fed chairman ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
Australian shares are weaker after a US Federal Reserve official said tapering of economic stimulus could begin in October. Resources and energy stocks were the worst performers on the market. St Louis Fed president James Bullard's comments weighed ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on Wall Street amid greater investor confidence the US economy can withstand an expected reduction of Federal Reserve stimulus measures. At 0811 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 vaulted to new records following Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's pledge to maintain the central bank's easy-money policy for the foreseeable future. ...