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Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher after US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen made upbeat comments about the American economy. US equity markets recovered some losses after Dr Yellen told Congress overnight that the US economy is on track ...

Janet puts it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... bell. The S&P 500 index's strong open quickly gave way to weakness - falling by as much as 0.4% -- and then Fed Chair Janet Yellen spoke and "whispers a comforting word," or two... and then it was on, risk on! The S&P 500 closed 0.6% on the up. And why ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... fighting in east Ukraine to halt plans for independence referendums. Investors were also encouraged by Fed Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's testimony to congress in which she said the US economy is on track for "solid growth" in the second quarter. Locally ...

Knight Janet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... this would be so but now it's here... in black and white: In her speech before the Economic Club of New York, Aunt Janet Yellen told the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker and the high frequency traders that, "... economic conditions may, for ...

A 1987-style crash cometh (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
... banks' promise to act if necessary to deliver sustainable growth. When I find myself in times of trouble, mother Janet Yellen comes to me, speaking... In case you've forgotten - 'twas only two months ago when US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen declared ...

Australian budget to blow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
... last 19 March, didn't we Virginia? You know, that day the music (temporarily) died on Wall Street when they heard Janet Yellen say, "you know" blah, blah, "interest rate hike" blah, blah, "six months". The minutes contained no fresh news... they dropped ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... Management that showed US manufacturing activity rose in March. Investors are also heartened by comments from Fed Chair Janet Yellen on Monday that suggest no "abrupt" change to US monetary policy that has been supporting the economy, Hogan said. Finally ...

Considerable time to eliminate considerable slack

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
... of noun is all it took. Yes Virginia, by just changing the noun that followed the word "considerable", Fed Chair Janet Yellen put the smile back on many a-Wall Streeter's faces. Less than two weeks ago, Janet explained the considerable "time" after the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat despite strong gains on Wall Street after Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen was dovish about the US economy's recovery. At 0855 AEDT on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up four points ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... points, or 0.67 per cent, to 16,331.05 points. Investors put aside Wednesday's comments from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on the timing of interest-rate hikes and focused on jobless claims data and manufacturing figures that both beat market estimates. ...