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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... The Australian market looks set to open flat after international markets rose amid optimism prospective Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen will continue economic stimulus measures. At 0900 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
... LONDON - European stocks slid with news that President Barack Obama will nominate Janet Yellen to replace Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke failing to offset jitters over the US budget showdown. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index dropped 0.44 per cent ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... while Shanghai tumbled 1.52 per cent, or 30.75 points, to 1,992.65. Global equities rose this week after Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke told lawmakers in Washington that the bank's $US85 billion-a-month bond-buying scheme would be kept in place as ...

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LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... LONDON - European shares advanced on unexpectedly positive US jobs data and more expected testimony from US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke that he had no preset plans to wind down stimulus. "The improved weekly jobless claims data out of the US appears ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... only if the economy improves. LONDON - European shares rose as investors welcomed a new reassurance by US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke that any tightening of the US easy-money tap would have to wait until economic recovery was firmly underway. ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... stock markets retreated as traders weighed conflicting European data but mainly awaited testimony from US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke. At close, London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares was down 0.45 per cent to end at 6,556.35 points. Frankfurt's ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... Chinese trade data added to concerns about economic growth, traders said. They were waiting for a speech by US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke and the release of minutes from the bank's last meeting, for an idea about the future of the Fed's stimulus ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... Regional markets swung wildly on Friday after falling on Thursday on weak Chinese data and indications from US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke that the Fed could start reducing its $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program at one of the next few meetings. ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
... earthquake-tsunami and the ensuing nuclear crisis. Markets also took their lead from Wall Street, where stocks fell after Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke told congress the Fed could scale back stimulus measures soon if economic conditions improved. ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... discussed curtailing bond purchases as soon as June. LONDON - Europe's main stocks shot higher after US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke indicated that the end was not near to its easy money policies. London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares added ...