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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... he said. "The US Fed meeting tonight sees the market positioned for a downgrade of economic projections." The Federal Reserve's two day monetary policy meeting is not expected to result in any change to its program for tapering stimulus measures. In ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street as investors worked through the minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting. At 0833 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was down 16 points at 5,361. ...

You say threshold, I say trigger

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... meeting when the unemployment rate stood at 7.8%. In a document titled, " How does forward guidance about the Federal Reserve's target for the federal funds rate support the economic recovery ?,"A the Board of Governors explained how they arrived at ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... KONG - Asia's markets edged up, with investors sitting on the sidelines as they await the first testimony by the Federal Reserve's new head to discover her plans for its stimulus program. Sydney rose 0.62 per cent, or 32.4 points, to close at 5,254.5 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
... a heavy sell-off in the previous session, with traders still nervous over emerging economies as they await the Federal Reserve's next move on its stimulus program. Tokyo closed down 0.17 per cent, or 25.57 points, to 14,980.16, ending below 15,000 for ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
... high," Stovall said. LONDON - European stocks slid further on expectations of further stimulus withdrawal by the Federal Reserve adding to emerging market strains, but avoided another sell-off. However, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index tumbled 1.7 per ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2013
... reigns over whether the US Federal Reserve will start winding back its economic stimulus program this year. The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) finishes its two-day early on Thursday morning, Australian time, and is expected to make an announcement ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
... The Australian market looks set to open lower after falls on international bourses amid growing speculation the Federal Reserve may start cutting its stimulus program this month. At 0858 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
... per cent, hadn't flowed through to the local market. She said US traders were preparing for the possibility the Federal Reserve will start to taper its stimulus program as early as next week. But, she said, the Australian market had already sold off ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
... Europe's main stock markets ended the day lower after investors weighed the impact of a US budget deal on the Federal Reserve's likely reduction of monetary stimulus. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index slid 0.24 per cent to 6,507.72 points on Wednesday ...