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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 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2007
... ordinaries dipped 39 points to 5913.3. NEW YORK - US stocks ended lower on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he was uncomfortable with inflation and uncertain about the economy, compounding the impact of a weak durable goods ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2007
... dimension, that represents major bargains the next day." US stocks rebounded overnight after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the economy was set to grow moderately, calming investors' anxiety. But even with the bounce, weak US economic data ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2007
... ordinaries tumbled 161.1 points to 5,816.5. NEW YORK - US stocks bounced back on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reassured investors that the economy was set to grow moderately, a day after the Dow industrials' worst slide since the ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2007
... sending the Dow Jones industrial average to a record close, as investors drew support from Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's comments that inflation is poised to ease while the economy grows moderately. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 87.01 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2007
... stocks rose sharply and the Dow industrials hit a record high, boosted by comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that the economy will grow moderately as inflation eases. At 0624 AEDT the Dow Jones industrial average was up 86.28 points ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2007
... quarterly revenue forecast. Investors also waited on comments from senior Federal Reserve officials, including Chairman Ben Bernanke, for clues on the outlook for US interest rates. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 7.21 points, or 0.06 per cent ...