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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... refinery, but rebels remain in control of swathes of the country. LONDON - European stock markets climbed after the Federal Reserve indicated that ultra-low US interest rates would remain in place for a considerable time. London's FTSE 100 index of top ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
... The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street's S&P 500 bolted to a new record following the Federal Reserve's decision to keep its interest rates ultra low. At 0645 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
... gains on Wall Street where investors weighed continued violence in Iraq and mixed US economic data ahead of the Federal Reserve policy statement. At 0810 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down three points at 5,395. Locally ...

FEATURE: Rethinking fixed income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... recently become more urgent. The impact of rising rates was highlighted in May and June last year when hints that the Federal Reserve was looking at an early exit from quantitative easing sparked a 100 basis point spike in the 10-year Treasury yield. ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... Street mostly gained following more conciliatory statements by Russia's president amid the Ukraine crisis and the Federal Reserve chair's Congressional testimony. At 0645 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was up 28 points ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... The Australian market looks set to follow Wall Street higher, with the Dow Jones reaching a new record after the Federal Reserve said the US economy was picking up after a winter slowdown. At 0810 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... was up 17 points at 5,424. March US home construction and industrial production bolstered sentiment while the Federal Reserve's Beige Book on US economic conditions confirmed the central bank's view that recent weakness was largely due to bad winter ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
... YORK - US stocks surged on the back of a rebound in technology stocks, helped by Janet Yellen's assurance the Federal Reserve will continue to support the economy. At the close on Monday the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 134.60 points (0.79 per ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... Conference Board's index of leading indicators, rose 0.5 per cent in February, the largest amount in three months. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said manufacturing had rebounded in that region in March as new orders increased. And, the number ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... increased 0.5 per cent following a slight 0.1 per cent rise in January and a 0.1 per cent decline in December. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said separately that manufacturing rebounded in that region in March as new orders increased. The ...