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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
... after hovering around that level for the past month. Stocks pared some of their gains after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said policymakers would monitor the dollar while at the same time repeating that the Fed would hold interest rates low until ...

Weight in gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
... extension, most other equity markets around the world -- would continue to edge higher for as long as Uncle Sam and Benny Bernanke (and their counterparts abroad) remain loose in their ways. Over the past few weeks, we've seen equity markets swoon despite ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
... in its outlook or monetary policy. The policymaking Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), headed by Fed chairman Ben Bernanke, said after a two-day meeting that "although economic activity is likely to remain weak for a time," its actions would support ...

The shrinking big dollar

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
... appetite? Hmmm...seems strange. The greenback fell to 14-month lows against major currencies last week before Big Ben Bernanke wagged his finger -- warning that, "The time will come when we have to tighten...We will look at the broad outlook to decide ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
... Meanwhile, a private sector group's forecast of economic activity on Monday further validated Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's pronouncement last week that the US recession was "likely over" from a technical standpoint. The Conference Board's ...

BOBisms

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
BOB has spoken and what financial markets heard was good. BOB, of course, stands for Bernanke, Obama and Buffet. But go back to yesterday's news and carefully read or listen to what the 'three wise men' uttered. Go on. Read again. Listen again. Was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
... in major economies. US industrial production data, merger and acquisition activity and US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's comments a day earlier that the US was out of recession all fuelled the positive sentiment. London's benchmark FTSE 100 ...

Three wise men - maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... conference. The tone was similarly positive at the Brookings Institution in Washington, with US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke declaring that, "The recession is very likely over at this point." But he was not making 'a lot of money' - or at least ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... program that boosted auto sales, but also from spending on a wide range of other goods. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's comment that the recession "is very likely over" also appeared to help the mood as investors reflected on the one-year anniversary ...

Playing chicken with tyres

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
... rest of the world beggars. Great Depression II here we come. US Federal Reserve Governor (and Depression scholar) Ben Bernanke should sit with Barrack and Jiabao and show them what could happen if they continue to carry on with heir antics. Ben should ...