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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... points. NEW YORK - US stocks ended lower after a choppy day of trading as the market weighed exit signals on the Federal Reserve's exceptionally loose monetary policy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 80.41 (0.52 per cent) to 15,307.17. The broad-based ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... said. "The signs that the US economy was losing some momentum with subdued inflation lessened the chance that the Federal Reserve would scale back its bond purchases." At 0830 AEST on Friday, the June 10-year bond futures contract was trading at 96.810 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... data raised some concerns about health of the US economy," she said. "Investors may have been encouraged that the Federal Reserve will hold off from tapering off its asset purchases (quantitative easing) for longer." Ms Chan said the continuation of ...

Warren Buffett praises Fed stimulus measures

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
... recovery] a lot slower than people would like, but it was a lot bigger problem than any of us had ever seen." The Federal Reserve's aggressive bond-buying program has helped stimulate the economy, but the "Sage of Omaha" as he is sometimes referred to ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... (ADM) was completed. US stocks tumbled on Wednesday following weak employment and manufacturing data, and as the Federal Reserve stuck to its aggressive economic stimulus program. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 138.85 (0.94 per cent) to 14,700 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... looks set to open lower after falls on Wall Street following weak employment and manufacturing data, and as the Federal Reserve stuck to its aggressive economic stimulus program. At 0751 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... up 38.31 points, or 1.20 per cent, to 3,166.36. The losses followed disappointing economic reports out of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and the Conference Board. Sentiment had already been downcast after the International Monetary Fund slashed ...

Reignited euro crisis prompts gold rush

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... over the last five years. While market shocks are good news for gold investors, monetary stimulus such as the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing policy is also positive for the shiny metal. ETF Securities data shows that gold has jumped 82 percent ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... market is recovering and that companies have started to hire. Strong company earnings and ongoing stimulus from the Federal Reserve are also helping make stocks more attractive. The Dow's last nine-day winning streak was logged in May 1996. In November ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... the housing market and a pickup in hiring. Strong corporate earnings and continuing economic stimulus from the Federal Reserve are also supporting demand for stocks. LONDON - Trading on European stock markets produced mixed results as poor British economic ...