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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... at 4,289.4. NEW YORK - US stocks closed lower for a second straight day as investors awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve's two-day monetary policy meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 13,008.68, down 64.33 points (0.49 per cent). ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
... underlined the snail's pace of the world's largest economy, fueling speculation about additional support from the Federal Reserve. The government's announcement that gross domestic product grew 1.5 per cent in the April-June period, after 2.0 per cent ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... 4,200 point." US stocks climbed for a second straight session overnight amid upbeat earnings reports and after the Federal Reserve said the economy was continuing to grow at a modest pace. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added a hefty 103.16 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... sharply higher, overcoming a bout of nerves as investors waited to hear more testimony on the US economy from the Federal Reserve chairman. In London, the benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies closed up 1.0 per cent at 5685.77 points. In Frankfurt ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... the euro and data-inspired drop seen the day before as markets gave a muted response to the latest news from the Federal Reserve. The major indexes fell into the red amid lingering doubts about a bailout plan for Spain, weak US business confidence figures ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... negative data. Regional bourses shrugged off a lacklustre performance on Wall Street, with investors banking on the Federal Reserve taking stimulus measures after the release of weak US manufacturing data and the ECB cutting rates on Thursday. Tokyo ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... Jones Industrial Average sinking two per cent, as disappointing economic data from China and Europe followed the Federal Reserve's slashing its growth forecast for the United States. At the close the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 250.82 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... falls of two per cent on Wall Street overnight as disappointing economic data from China and Europe followed the Federal Reserve's slashing its growth forecast for the United States. At 0815 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
... might be some slightly disappointed investors and traders as well," Mr Le Brun said. Mr Le Brun noted that the Federal Reserve had said that it stood ready to do more should economic conditions warrant it. "US markets are only four per cent off their ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
... Australian market looks set to open slightly higher after a marginally mixed performance on Wall Street following the Federal Reserve's less-than-hoped-for stimulus announcement. At 0800 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was ...