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FRBSF takes on Jackson Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... weight because as the Australian Financial Review (AFR) prints, "The San Francisco Fed is the home base of US Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen". Sure, sure. Are we talking about the same Janet Yellen here? The Fed Chair who not so long ago - at ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... session of gains on Friday, taking it to a new six-year high. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said comments by US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen at the weekend were being interpreted as a sign that interest rates there will rise earlier than expected ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... stocks have fallen, hit by fresh signs of an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine after a key speech from US Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen left markets adrift. The British capital's benchmark FTSE 100 index edged down 0.04 per cent on Friday, ending ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
... he said the market may weaken as the session progresses as traders prepare for a closely watched speech by US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen at the Jackson Hole Summit. "It's been a positive open but I think we may see some caution as the session ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
... leading economic indicators improved sharply. LONDON - European stock markets have climbed, cheered by hints the US Federal Reserve could raise interest rates sooner than expected in view of US growth, despite mixed eurozone data. Frankfurt's main DAX ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... share price index futures contract was up 21 points at 5,527. Wall Street stocks have finished mostly higher as US Federal Reserve minutes showed rising debate over recent improvements in the jobs market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 59.54 points ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
... Australian stock market is lower as fears of an escalation of the Ukraine conflict and a potential move by the US Federal Reserve to increase interest rates impacts the local exchange. The market impact of reports Russia is massing troops on the Ukraine ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
... points, or also 0.62 per cent, at 5,615.1 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks have finished mixed after the US Federal Reserve kept interest rates near zero and government data showed surprisingly strong second-quarter US economic growth. The Dow Jones ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... much drive to the market, investors likely would look toward US quarterly gross domestic product figures and a US Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday to provide direction, he said. At 1200 AEST, QBE was down $1.30, or 10.93 per cent, at $10.59 after ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... expect the figures to confirm that outlook." He said trading was expected to slow in the afternoon ahead of US Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen's testimony to Congress on Tuesday night (AEST). The major banks were mixed as the first review of ...