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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... report suggests that could be a while. "Reduced fears of tightening monetary policy is helping lift the market after the FOMC minutes showed a majority of the Fed is still opposed to tampering (with) its bond-buying program," said Wells Fargo in a market ...

Ben's your uncle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... worries. These five words sum up the financial markets' performance while we slept. Good thing the US Federal Reserve's monthly FOMC meeting came when it did -- right in the midst of another bout of European contagion speculation. Just imagine if suddenly...Uncle ...

Fed sorted easy, now for the ceiling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... James: James Bullard, president of the St. Louis Federal Reserve and voting member of the Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC). In an interview with CNBC, he made it clear that, "Fed policy is very easy and it's going to stay easy for a long time". ...

Steady as she goes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013
... the unemployment rate falls back to around 6.5% -- it remained at 7.8% last month - in spite of growing worries among some FOMC officials. There's St. Louis Fed President Bullard worried that the Fed's current policy is "a very aggressive policy, and ...

Not long now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... in the calculation of GDP, decreased". Nothing new 'ey? Even the Fed talked about this in its statement after last week's FOMC meeting. Consumers (up 2% on the quarter) and the government (+9.6%) are spending and housing (+14.4%) is moving on up but ...

Bad everywhere news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... trend persists with the remaining 71%. Something that would sure worry the members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) when it begins is two-day monetary policy deliberations later today. However, I don't think anyone expects the Fed to announce ...

Spanish austerity and Chinese take-away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... fix -- that's of course if you ignore good ol' in your face Charlie. Yes folks, he was at it again last night. Non-voting FOMC member and Philly Fed president Charles Plosser told the Wall Street Journal about his doubts over the Fed's latest move and ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... share price index futures contract was up 33 points at 4,381. After its two-day meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on Thursday (US time) said it would buy $US40 million worth of mortgage-backed securities a month in a bid to lower long-term ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... European Stability Mechanism (ESM) to support debt-plagued euro zone countries. The Fed's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) opens a two-day policy meeting on Wednesday (US time) amid expectations it will take fresh action to help the sluggish US economy. ...

They will or they won't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... Court will deliver its verdict on the legality of the EFSF/ESM rescue fund and the US Federal Reserve will commence its 2-day FOMC meeting to decide on the best course of policy action for the US economy later today. All bets are in and after yesterday's ...