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Market to open higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... after another positive session on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.7 per cent after the US Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate at near-zero per cent and gave no fresh clues on the timing of a long-awaited rate hike. At ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... Chinese equities in more than eight years. Markets meanwhile awaited this week's monetary policy meeting of the US Federal Reserve for a handle on its plans for interest rates. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of major companies slid 1.13 per cent on ...

The "old economy" that is Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... behemoths, Wall Street's outperformance is because of "unprecedented stimulus from the country's central bank, the US Federal Reserve" and - not beating their own drums - "...the glaring absence of a technology sector specifically". "The three biggest ...

Higher US rates will test investors' nerves: QIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... identified as signs that the term premium will increase are the "normalisation" of monetary policy following the US Federal Reserve tapering of its quantitative easing programs. Other drivers are investors' demand for higher compensation to counter illiquidity ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... was up 55.1 points, or one per cent, to 5,590.3 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks have risen after the US Federal Reserve kept its near-zero benchmark interest rate unchanged and Chair Janet Yellen pledged a methodical approach to raising rates. ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... euro managed to tick up against the US dollar and yen as traders await the outcome of policy meetings at the US Federal Reserve and Japanese central bank. Tokyo on Tuesday lost 0.64 per cent, or 129.85 points, to close at 20,257.94 and Seoul fell 0.67 ...

Finology expert to address AFA roadshow

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... and insurance companies on issues such as finology and behavioural finance. Lazenby has also worked with the US Federal Reserve, as well as Fortune 100 executives and global financial services firms. Sunsuper national manager retail distribution and ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... managing director of equity trading at Wedbush Securities. Stronger US data has also sparked speculation the US Federal Reserve will hike interest rates "sooner than people are looking for", James said. Time Warner Cable jumped 7.3 per cent following ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... for the short-term." HONG KONG - Asian markets have advanced, with Tokyo boosted by a weaker yen after the US Federal Reserve chief stuck to her plan to raise interest rates by year-end. The euro suffered further losses as Greece warned it did not have ...

Shares higher on US rate outlook

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... major banks. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said stocks were also supported by comments from US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen that the Federal Funds Rate will be raised later this year, adding that the rises will be gradual. "She made ...