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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
... there. "The next catalyst on the whole European Greek situation is probably next week, attention will turn to tomorrow night's FOMC (US Federal Reserve) meeting, it wouldn't surprise me if we see not as much enthusiasm overseas tonight, a little bit ...

Same time last year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
... Federal Reserve be vigilant in preserving its hard-won credibility for maintaining price stability. As I have explained, most FOMC participants currently see the recent increase in inflation as transitory and expect inflation to remain subdued in the ...

Bear have no fur

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... easy" side for who knows when, ensuring that liquidity remains plentiful. The Fed said so themselves and from their April FOMC meeting minutes they told us that they are prepared to embark on "another program of asset purchases" if there is "a significant ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... "significant increases" in energy and other commodity prices that had boosted overall inflation, Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) members expected price increases would ease once commodity prices stabilised. Ms Deda said the Australian dollar reacted ...

No minute message in FOMC minutes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... doing the rounds of financial markets. And with the release of the minutes of its 26-27 April Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) meeting, dispel the markets' worries it did. Wall Street knows not to fight the Fed. US equities jumped around 1 per cent ...

Let's party!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... to QE2 and/or ending the bond purchase programme and/or raising interest rates, there were no dissenters in last night's FOMC vote - zilch, nil, nada. Kansas City Fed President Thomas Hoenig had objected at every FOMC meeting since 2010 over the central ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... lower in trading on the London Metal Exchange. "We've also got a lot of events... with the (inflation) reading today and the FOMC (US Federal Open Market Committee) meeting tonight. "Traders are playing a fairly cautious game today." Investors will look ...

Any which way is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... results. For the outlook is looking good. The US Federal Reserve is still meeting. No doubt the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is in the heat of discussions over what to do with monetary policy - or more specifically, QE2. It's about to end next ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... sustain itself with less central bank stimulus. Markets also were on tenterhooks for Fed chairman Ben Bernanke's first post-FOMC press conference, the first for any Fed chairman. The bond market gained. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 3.32 ...

Fed money drives black swans away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... As far as investors go, they'll just have to give up on sushi and sashimi in the meantime. The minutes of the Fed's March FOMC meeting perhaps provide a clue to the markets' positive sentiment. The minutes revealed that the Fed still sees no need to ...