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With or without China we're not cactus: James

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... economy. Adding to improving corporate health, and consequently the job market in the US, adds James are plans by the Federal Reserve (The Fed) to keep interest rates super low. "Unemployment is coming down and will continue to improve due to an improving ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... or 0.82 per cent, to 4,530.6. NEW YORK - US stocks have closed lower amid weak corporate earnings and after the Federal Reserve left its stimulus policies unchanged as expected. In closing trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 25.11 points ...

QE results in currency wars

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... social consequences for developing economies, according to Threadneedle Investments. In the post-Lehman days, the Federal Reserve adopted a new framework for monetary policy with the introduction of quantitative easing (QE) and an era of central bank ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... Standard & Poor's downgrade of Spain's credit rating overshadowed an upbeat assessment of the US economy by the Federal Reserve. Traders were also following a lead from Wall Street and European investors in the wake of the International Monetary Fund's ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... Chevron slashed its earnings outlook. Shares took little notice of the improved view of the US economy from the Federal Reserve's regional "Beige Book" survey. At the close on Wednesday the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 128.56 points, or 0.95 ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... the US and European bourses as concern re-emerges over the eurozone's debt problems and confidence wanes for the Federal Reserve's QE3 move. At 0815 AEST on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was down 18 points at 4,349. In economic ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... market looks set to open slightly lower after overnight falls on US and European bourses as confidence from the Federal Reserve's stimulus measures fade and concern over the euro zone's debt returns. At 0805 AEST on Tuesday, the December share price ...

QE3 will be different

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
The Federal Reserve's new easing programme, know as QE3, could be different from the first two rounds due to a stronger global economy and improvements within the US housing market, Fidelity said. According to Core Logic the level of negative equity ...

No BO news till elections please?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... reported that Romney "told the Fox Business Network that as president, he would want to install someone new in the Federal Reserve post. Mr. Bernanke's term ends in January 2014." Now there's another one to speculate about - whether this would hurt or ...

Market Wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... round of weak economic data. Shares looked set for a positive end to a week that saw the Bank of Japan follow the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank (ECB) in unveiling plans to boost growth, but also showed manufacturing in China was still shrinking. ...