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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... bond-buying program as soon as September. LONDON - European stock markets rose, mirroring gains across Asia after the Federal Reserve had indicated it was in no rush to end its huge program for stimulating the US economy. London's FTSE 100 index of leading ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... The Australian market looks set to open lower after mixed results on Wall Street following the release of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting minutes that signalled the central bank aims to unwind its stimulus measures earlier than thought. At 0820 ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... May 17. HONG KONG - Asian markets fell after a better-than-expected rise in US job creation fuelled concerns the Federal Reserve will soon start to reel in its huge stimulus program. The US dollar edged down a tad after posting strong gains against the ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... 195,000 jobs in June, well above the consensus estimate of 166,000 jobs. The report reinforced expectations the Federal Reserve would soon begin tapering its bond-buying program, and sent US Treasury yields sharply higher. But, after a mid-morning dip ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... funding, and concerns about the impact of the Egyptian uprising. There were also further signs in the US that the Federal Reserve was leaning towards winding back its stimulus program soon. The key event for the local market on Wednesday would be the ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... inched up 1.38 (0.04 per cent) to 3,403.25. The muddled close followed a three-day rally as worries eased that the Federal Reserve could move to tighten monetary policy sooner than had been expected. LONDON - European stock markets fell, as traders banked ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
... rallied, following big gains on Wall Street, as dealers took a downward revision of US economic growth as a sign the Federal Reserve will not reel in its stimulus program any time soon. Receding concerns about a liquidity crisis in China also provided ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... Investors took the US Commerce Department's slashing of first-quarter economic growth projections as a sign that the Federal Reserve would keep pumping money into the economy through its bond-buying program. US stocks were up about one per cent, with ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... market looks set to open higher following a Wall Street surge after investors took weak economic data as a sign the Federal Reserve would maintain its aggressive bond-buying program, and after Labor dumped Julia Gillard as leader. At 0828 AEST on Thursday ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... stock markets briefly rebounded as investors fished for bargains but then resumed a steep slump driven by the Federal Reserve's plans to cut easy-money stimulus. In midday trading, London's benchmark FTSE 100 was up over one per cent, with the Paris ...