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What might trigger a sell-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
... usual trigger people have in mind is a rise in US interest rates. The US economy now looks strong enough for the Federal Reserve to consider increasing its policy rate later in the year. In itself, this should be welcomed. And it will have been very ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
... business. Most regions of the US economy expanded in recent weeks, although oil industry layoffs have grown, the Federal Reserve said in a report. Separately, the Fed said US industrial output fell 0.6 per cent in March. LONDON - European equities rebounded ...

The first is always the best

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... Fed head honcho's (honcha?) statement at "The New Normal Monetary Policy" research conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco last month when she discussed the whys and wherefores of "Normalizing Monetary Policy: Prospects and ...

2015: a lift year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
... Janet L. Yellen told you, I and Irene at the "The New Normal Monetary Policy" research conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco when she discussed the whys and wherefores of "Normalizing Monetary Policy: Prospects and Perspectives". ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... mostly advanced following rallies on Wall Street and in Europe, while the US dollar continued to struggle after the Federal Reserve dampened expectations for an early rate hike. Tokyo ended 0.99 per cent higher, adding 194.14 points, to 19,754.36 while ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street surged more than one per cent following the Federal Reserve's statement on interest rates. At 0815 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was up 27 points at 5,880. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... euro two days after the European Central Bank launched a massive government bond-buying stimulus program. The Federal Reserve, meanwhile, is winding down its extraordinary stimulus. Some analysts have expressed worry at the speed of the dollar's ascent ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... rates weighed on Wall Street. Strong jobs growth data from the US Labor Department has raised expectations the Federal Reserve will soon lift interest rates. The US economy added 295,000 jobs in February, pushing the unemployment rate down to 5.5%, the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... open markedly lower following sharp falls on Wall Street after a strong US jobs report raising expectations the Federal Reserve will soon lift interest rates. At 0812 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down 64 points at ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher following rises on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve chief indicated the US central bank was in no hurry to raise its interest rate. At 0833 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract ...