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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... stocks pared their losses after mixed US data sent Wall Street higher as markets continued to guess at when the Federal Reserve will begin scaling back the amount of stimulus it injects into the economy. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ended the day ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... bond-buying program. LONDON - European stock markets fell sharply as solid US data sparked renewed talk that the Federal Reserve could soon start tapering its vast economic stimulus. At close on Tuesday, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 0.95 ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
... its remaining stake in the company by the end of the year. LONDON - European shares remained steady after the Federal Reserve said it was considering tapering its stimulus in the coming months, while the mining sector was hit by poor global manufacturing ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... mostly fell after the OECD cut its forecasts for global growth, citing the likely effect of any winding down in the Federal Reserve's huge stimulus program. Tokyo fell 0.33 per cent, or 50.48 points, to 15,076.08, Sydney lost 0.84 per cent, or 45.2 points ...

Tony, SBY and Janet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... seeing rip-roaring inflation. Again, we already heard this from Janet: "...inflation has been running below the Federal Reserve's goal of 2% and is expected to continue to do so for some time." Corporate profitability. Read that as higher corporate profits ...

QE according to Yellen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... market and economy performing far short of their potential. At the same time, inflation has been running below the Federal Reserve's goal of 2 percent and is expected to continue to do so for some time." Got that? Unemployment down but still "too high" ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... stocks barrelled to fresh records, shrugging off some disappointing earnings results amid greater confidence the Federal Reserve will wait longer before scaling back its aggressive stimulus program. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tacked on 54.59 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... the US economic stimulus program will run into next year. Janet Yellen, nominated to take over as head of the Federal Reserve, overnight said the US economy was running "far short" of its potential, which traders have taken as a sign that the money printing ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... Australian market looks set to open slightly lower following falls on international markets amid speculation the Federal Reserve may soon start curtailing its economic stimulus measures. At 0904 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
... or 0.11 per cent, to 5,386.8. NEW YORK - US stocks have close mostly lower amid renewed speculation about the Federal Reserve's intentions to reduce its massive monetary stimulus. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which hit a record high Monday, lost ...