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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... and jobs that pointed to only modest economic growth in the first quarter. Analysts said the data suggested the Federal Reserve would maintain its efforts to keep interest rates at record lows for the medium term. LONDON - Major European stock markets ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... Atlanta, Reserve Bank of Australia head of financial stability Luci Ellis takes part in a panel discussion at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta 2012 Financial Markets Conference. In equities news, APN News & Media Ltd is due to hold an extraordinary ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped 33.42 points (1.08 per cent) to 3,047.08. The weak US jobs report raised speculation that the Federal Reserve may yet have to apply fresh stimulus to juice growth. LONDON - Many European bourses were closed on Monday. HONG KONG ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... cent, lower at $65.28. Precious metals also tumbled, with gold ending at 12-week lows, as investors reacted to the Federal Reserve's reticence over further stimulus. The spot gold price in Sydney was $1622.85, down $14.10, from Wednesday's close of $US1,636.95 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... points, or 0.12 per cent, to 4,419 points. NEW YORK - A dreadful Spanish bond auction and the reluctance of the Federal Reserve to launch a fresh round of US stimulus sent Wall Street share prices tumbling Wednesday. Before the US trading session Spain ...

Boring same old, same old

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
... equals more confidence, equals increased credit and spending, equals a better economy. And oh, there was also the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's monthly survey of manufacturing activity that found that manufacturing activity in the region remains ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... have surged following gains on European markets and after Ben Bernanke said a still-weak job market merited the Federal Reserve keeping easy money policy in place. At the close of New York trade on Monday the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 160.52 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... strong showing in February in retail sales data that showed growth picking up to 1.1 per cent month-on-month. The Federal Reserve kept its low interest rate policy in place but acknowledged some improvement in the economy, further helping sentiment. ...

Strong period for markets ahead: K2

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... going forward," said Thomson. K2 said issues to watch going forward will be whether measures taken by ECB and the Federal Reserve are working and what is happening in equity markets. "We have just come out of what was one of the darkest periods for some ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... opened nearly one per cent lower on Thursday following Wall Street's lead where US markets tumbled following the Federal Reserve chairman's address to Congress. Austock securities client adviser Michael Heffernan attributed the selloff to profit taking ...