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Will stocks follow Fed exit to the exits?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... changes". Will this go the same way as February when a succession of Fed gabs, led by no other than Fed chairman Ben Bernanke pooh-poohed speculations of an early QE unwinding and soothed market sentiment? Or is this the real thing? Has the time cometh? ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... Federal Reserve to boost the US economy. Wall Street was higher but fell in the last hour of trade as Fed chairman Ben Bernanke said the US economy is already being hurt by the fiscal cliff standoff in Washington. At 0815 AEDT on Thursday, the December ...

Bad everywhere news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... elections, not a month later after announcing QE infinity - policy wise, of course. One surprise could be Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke confirming or denying the New York Times report that he'll not seek a third term whether or not President Obama gets re-elected. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... early July," offering reassurance to investors worried about a recent run of disappointing indicators. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, testifying for a second day to Congress, reiterated that the economy was slowing and the central bank would act if warranted ...

Bankruptcy could be bliss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... realised this. In his testimony before the US House of Representatives just a little over than a week ago, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke declared that "Even as fiscal policymakers address the urgent issue of fiscal sustainability, they should take care not ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
... Tuesday. Since 1700 (AEST) on Tuesday, the local unit traded between 104.58 US cents and 105.34 cents. Fed chairman Ben Bernanke will give a speech to a central bank symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday (US time). At last year's Jackson Hole ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... broader All Ordinaries index added 19.7 points, or 0.43 per cent, to 4,583.2. NEW YORK - Comments from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke set off a stock market rally early on Wednesday, but it wasn't long before another Fed official cut it short. In testimony ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... economic recovery can sustain itself with less central bank stimulus. Markets also were on tenterhooks for Fed chairman Ben Bernanke's first post-FOMC press conference, the first for any Fed chairman. The bond market gained. The yield on the 10-year ...

Wall Street takes a dive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
... knock out punch with his words, "the economic outlook remains unusually uncertain." The printed text of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's Semi-annual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress contained 19 paragraphs and 2,419 words. How and why on earth did financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
... 3.80 percent late Monday. Investors will get further insight into potential interest rate changes when Fed chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before Congress on Wednesday and Thursday. At settlement, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 100.97 points lower ...