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Surprise tapering delay boosts Australian shares

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
... measures has brought a fresh wave of confidence to Australian investors, according to industry experts. Federal Reserve chairman Ban Bernanke said the US would continue its $85 billion a month quantitative easing a little while longer, amid concerns ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower despite international markets mostly gaining on news Larry Summers had withdrawn from the Federal Reserve chairmanship race and lessend fears over Syria. At 0805 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower despite international markets mostly gaining on news Larry Summers had withdrawn from the Federal Reserve chairmanship race and lessend fears over Syria. At 0805 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
... following news former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers with withdrawn his candidacy to become the next Federal Reserve chairman. Mr Summers' decision means Professor Janet Yellen, the Fed's current vice chairman, is now the leading candidate to succeed ...

EM correction, it's different this time

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
... positioned fundamentally differently to how they were in 1997 and should absorb this latest correction. US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke repeatedly signaling in recent months that the Fed will begin reducing the $85 billion per month US bond ...

Bentham appoints Goldman Sachs client portfolio manager

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... negotiates its withdrawal of quantitative easing and a return to normal monetary policy. "The challenge for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is to exit the historically low interest rate environment, maintain the increase in interest rates achieved ...

September morn' or September mourn?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... when Texas Republican and head of the Joint Economics Committee Kevin Brady posed this question upon US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke - to the future of financial markets everywhere. It's been nearly four months that you, I and Irene have been ...

QE tapering fears spark $1 billion flight from bonds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... quantitative easing program with most analysts expected a slowdown in the program in September. While Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's comments initiated a spike in bond yields, the move out of fixed income assets has accelerated the trend. Morningstar ...

Balanced funds ill-suited for fixed income blow-up

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
... strategies and absolute return bond strategies," Fletcher said. While markets have reacted negatively to Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's recent comments that tapering may end early 2014, but Fletcher said that the Federal Reserve interest rate ...

Pengana eyes reporting season short-selling opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... Meanwhile, gold, miners, and materials were the laggards as investors started to adjust portfolios after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed the tapering of stimulus and Chinese growth showed signs of weakness. Demand for stocks with $US ...