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Economic roundup

... the US and in Vienna (where OPEC is meeting). In the US, the Federal Reserve will hold its regular Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting to deliberate on monetary policy settings. There is uncertainty surrounding the Fed's decision on interest ...

US lifts key interest rate

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2004

... campaign to keep inflation under control. Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan and his colleagues on the Federal Open Market Committee, the panel that sets interest rates, boosted the target for the federal funds rate to 1.5%. The funds rate, the interest that ...

US Fed holds key short-term rate steady

... 46-year low today in an attempt to keep the US economy humming. Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan and his Federal Open Market Committee colleagues - the group that sets interest rate policy in the United States - left the federal funds rate unchanged at 1% ...

Fed leaves US rates unchanged, pledges patience

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004

... costs with job creation so sluggish and inflation tame. The unanimous decision by the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee keeps the trendsetting federal funds rate for overnight loans between banks at 1 per cent, a level hit after a cut last June. ...

FOMC to meet next week, unlikely to change interest rates: ICAP

The meeting next Tuesday by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will look to reassess the outlook for the US economy and adjust interest rates and the accompanying balance of risks statement accordingly. In its latest Weekly Insights by ICAP, its ...

Morning Market Wrap: US Stocks End Up On Signs of Improving Sentiment

... while yields on the 10-year bond rose two points to 3.21%. Bond markets continue to anticipate the Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve will cut rates when it next meets on 24-25 June. NASDAQ 1646.02 +18.35 Dow Jones 9183.22 +128.33 FTSE-100 ...

Equity mispricings create opportunities for hedge funds: FRM

... are extracted." "Such was the uncertainty in the political and economic landscape that even the Federal Open Market Committee was unable to predict what was going to happen next." It added that this made it "a very flat month for most hedge funds and ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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