Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 301 - 310 of 352 results for "Bernanke"

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
... on the London Metal Exchange. NEW YORK - US stocks surged on Friday as President Bush and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reassured investors they would do what was needed to shelter the economy from market turmoil. Banks and brokers, which have ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2007
... while the energy sector provided support following a surge in oil prices. A letter from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, in which he said the Fed was "prepared to act as needed" to ensure credit market troubles do not adversely affect the economy ...

Surplus surpluses and soaring profits

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
... local markets are breathing easier and supported further by favourable economic indicators. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Chairman of the Banking Committee, Senator Chris Dodd, have agreed to pull out all the stops to restore stability, however ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2007
... and industrial sectors shifted the market's focus back to earnings optimism. That was despite Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke expressing concerns about the subprime mortgage market. Shares of International Business Machines Corp, the world's largest ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2007
... 2,699.49. LONDON - Britain's top share index fell more than one percent as downbeat comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke hit global equities already nervous about the extent of the US subprime market crisis. The FTSE 100 closed at 6567.1 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2007
... Australian dollar. "There'll also be a lot of focus on what's happening in the US," he said. US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke will deliver the central bank's mid-year monetary policy report on Wednesday. "Depending on what he says and how that ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2007
... the all ordinaries shed 19.7 points to 6399.9. NEW YORK - US stocks fell on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned inflation is still a major concern, all but dashing remaining hopes for an interest-rate cut this year. Losses were ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2007
... ordinaries dipped 39 points to 5913.3. NEW YORK - US stocks ended lower on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he was uncomfortable with inflation and uncertain about the economy, compounding the impact of a weak durable goods ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2007
... dimension, that represents major bargains the next day." US stocks rebounded overnight after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the economy was set to grow moderately, calming investors' anxiety. But even with the bounce, weak US economic data ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2007
... ordinaries tumbled 161.1 points to 5,816.5. NEW YORK - US stocks bounced back on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reassured investors that the economy was set to grow moderately, a day after the Dow industrials' worst slide since the ...