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Fed speaks Fedspeak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
Old habits die hard it seems. Didn't US Federal Reserve Big Ben Bernanke already change the definition of Fedspeak to mean clarity of Fed communication of the Fed's intention on monetary policy a long time ago? The original meaning (according to Wikipedia) ...

Yuan to float free, in our dreams

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
... looks set to open lower despite gains on Wall Street ahead of US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony in Congress. At 0646 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down six points at 5,186. In economic news on Wednesday ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
... despite Wall Street falling slightly ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony on the economic outlook to Congress. At 0635 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up seven points at 5,227. In economic news on ...

Austerity can be hazardous to your health

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013

New FPA member base shows changing face of industry

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... appropriate advice, there needs to be equal representation across genders and all demographics." The FPA Professional Congress, being held in Sydney in October, will hold sessions specifically targeting those who have less representation in financial ...

Ben's your uncle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
Fed promise soothes Cyprus 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. ...

Asian retail banks set to spend 5.1% more on tech

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... provider mPowa is one of the companies trying to expand into the Asian banking market and will be exhibiting at Cartes Asia congress in Hong Kong this month.

ICI chief blasts US transaction tax legislation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... savers," he said. Schott Stevens made his comments in response to the financial transaction taxation being introduced to Congress last week. "Whether introduced in the United States, Europe, or elsewhere, financial transaction taxes slow economic growth ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... were hit after the government set out rules aimed at capping house prices. But eyes were on China's National People's Congress (NPC), which opened Tuesday with outgoing Premier Wen Jiabao saying the government would target growth of 7.5 per cent for ...