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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
... copper advanced overnight. Gains may be limited after US stocks declined on comments by Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke that a recession is possible. At 0721 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index futures contract was up ...

Stagflation cross-winds

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
... forecasts were also downgraded to 1.3 per cent-2.0 per cent from 1.8 per cent-2.5 per cent. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke admitted price pressures could make it harder for the Fed to ensure the economy keeps growing. Based on Labor Department ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... weighed on the financial sector and a sharp pullback in oil prices dragged down energy shares. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned that mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures were likely to rise and that further falls in house prices could ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
... whole it's really the banks that are leading the way down," he said. Mr Knight said the US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's warning that the troubled housing sector could cause small-bank failures was affecting local finance stocks. "The top six ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
... economy grew after a weaker-than-expected reading on gross domestic product and a warning from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that the weak housing market probably will cause some bank failures. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 98.09 ...

US dominoes keep falling

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
... though the bad news keeps coming for the US economy, the real economy is holding up remarkably well, perhaps too well. Ben Bernanke yesterday told US Congress that economic conditions are getting worse as the sub-prime contagion spreads from the financial ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
... per cent, to $23.88. US stocks fell 1.39 per cent overnight ending a three-day rally after US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke said he saw sluggish economic growth ahead. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 175.09 points, or 1.39 per cent, to 12 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
... added 132.9 points or 2.37 per cent to 5,748.2. NEW YORK - US stocks fell 1.2 per cent after US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke said he saw sluggish economic growth ahead and unfavorable brokerage reports on two semiconductor makers sparked a sell-off ...

We'll cut rates again if we have to: US Fed

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2008
US Federal Reserve governor Ben Bernanke has warned that he is ready to cut rates further if that is what is necessary to shake the US economy out of its slow slide into recession, raising speculation that the AUD and oil prices will continue to skyrocket. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
... code TEU. Australian stocks overcame a poor start on Friday to rise 1.4 per cent after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke reignited hopes for another US rate cut by Christmas. The local rally would have been stronger if National Australia Bank ...