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Dismiss fixed income at your peril

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... (GSAM) executive director of global fixed income Angus Bell. While recent comments from US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke have signaled a possible tapering of quantitative easing before the close of 2013, the spectre of rising bond yields should ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... recovered after several lurches up and down throughout the day. Markets have been on edge since Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday that the Fed planned to taper its bond-buying program later this year. LONDON - European stock markets ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... looks set to open sharply lower following hefty falls on international markets after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank may start winding back its stimulus measure before the end of the year. At 0817 AEST on Friday, the June ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... The Australian market looks set to open lower following sharp falls on Wall Street after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank expects to taper its bond-buying stimulus measure later this year. At 0810 AEST on Thursday, the June ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... two-day meeting that will culminate in a Wednesday policy statement and news conference with Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke. Investors in recent weeks have speculated the Fed would soon taper its $US85 billion-a-month bond-buying program. But ...

No need to fear 1994-style crash

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... research David Buckle. Global bonds and equity markets have shown signs of stress following Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's suggestion that the time may be approaching to bring the central bank's quantitative easing program to a close. But Buckle ...

Fracking shock in store for US

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... is focused principally in the Japanese market and has no US-focused portfolios, believes Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke is managing expectations to avoid global panic when he eventually pulls the plug on the asset purchase program. "Bernanke's ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
... Australian market looks set to open higher despite falls on major overseas markets following Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony to congress and the release of the central bank's policy meeting minutes. At 0750 AEST on Friday, the June ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... market opened lower as investors took their cues from a weak finish on Wall Street after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke suggested the central bank may soon ease its stimulatory measures. Australian stocks extended those early falls to be more ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... open lower after Wall Street finished down despite a morning rally during the early part of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony to Congress. At 0753 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down 20 points at 5,151. ...