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Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2006
... first three months of last year. In his testimony before the US Joint Economic Committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke stated that the Fed may be willing to pause its policy tightening even if risks to the economy are not balanced 'at some point' ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2006
... reports from Zinifex, Roc Oil and Origin are also expected. NEW YORK - US stocks rose after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed may pause in its 22-month cycle of raising borrowing costs, lifting shares of interest-rate sensitive companies ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2006
... heavyweight China Mobile and rising property shares ahead of the first US Federal Reserve policy decision under chairman Ben Bernanke. The Hang Seng index ended up 40.71 points at 15,856.58. WELLINGTON - The sharemarket's benchmark index pushed higher ...

Daily economic update

... Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) began its two-day meeting last night - the first meeting under the chairmanship of Ben Bernanke. There is almost a unanimous expectation that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by 25 basis points, bringing ...

Weekly economic round-up

... fall in January. However, this week's major market event is the US Federal Reserve's two day FOMC meeting - chairman Bernanke's first - where it is expected to lift the federal funds rate to 4.75 per cent. The accompanying statement will be closely scrutinised ...

Daily economic update

... rates. The US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will meet next week - the first meeting under the chairmanship of Ben Bernanke. While it is widely expected that the FOMC will lift the fed funds rates by another quarter of a per cent to 4.75 per cent ...

Daily economic update

... clues on the outlook for US monetary policy from speeches by Federal Reserve officials later today. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will deliver a speech entitled, 'Reflections on the Yield Curve and Monetary Policy,' at the Economic Club of New York. He is ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2006
... Toll and Patrick. NEW YORK - US stocks were little changed as investors awaited a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, whose remarks would be closely watched for clues about when the Federal Reserve might stop raising interest rates. A drop ...

Weekly economic round-up

... of US CPI and the minutes of the January Federal Open Market Committee meeting, particularly after US Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke indicated that future rate hikes would be dependent on incoming data.

Daily economic update

New US Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered his first public testimony before the House Financial Services Committee last night. In it, he noted that despite challenges, the US economy is growing at a solid pace. Mr. Bernanke indicated that 'some' additional ...