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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... Expectations of some sort of stimulus have been building since last week when Fed chief Ben Bernanke said Friday the central bank would not immediately begin monetary easing but would keep the door open for such a move when needed. Markets have been ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... closed higher as market players greeted positively the minutes of the US Federal Reserve, which raised hopes the central bank would act to further support the US economy. Also, futures contract prices for major commodities such as oil, gold and copper ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... Shanghai closed down by 0.38 per cent, erasing early gains as concerns over tighter liquidity conditions following the central bank's latest move to increase bank reserves weighed on sentiment, dealers said. The Shanghai Composite Index, which covers ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... and closed below intraday highs, following Wall Street's solidly higher close last week with sentiment lifted by central bank chief Ben Bernanke's speech on Friday. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange gained 53.57 points to 8,851.35. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... Street and other European equity markets, which finished higher on Friday night after a speech by the head of the US central bank buoyed sentiment. "On Friday, Fed chairman (Ben) Bernanke did not seem inclined to hit the panic button at this stage of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... 9.5 points, or 0.22 per cent, lower at 4,271. NEW YORK - US stocks closed solidly higher on Friday, shrugging off central bank chief Ben Bernanke's "no new stimulus - yet" message and locking on his statement that growth should pick up in the second ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
Australian shares were flat at noon, falling back from early gains as nervous investors await further direction from offshore. All eyes will be on US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, who is scheduled to give a speech after the local market closes. ...

Coin toss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
Next stop: Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Lucky we're just a few hours away from the main event for I don't think I could take the suspense much longer. All eyes - or should I say, all ears - will be on US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke from the very ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... Australian dollar was slightly lower following poor US jobs data and as the market waits for a speech from the US central bank chairman. At 0700 (AEST) on Friday, the Australian dollar was trading at 104.31 US cents, down from 104.56 cents on Thursday. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
... Australian dollar was mostly flat after better than expected US data overnight and as speculation eased that the US central bank will launch a third round of economic stimulus. At 0700 (AEST) on Thursday, the Australian dollar was trading at 104.76 US ...