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QE according to Yellen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... what he can; a woman does what a man cannot." - Isabel Allende, InA(C)s of My Soul It's looking a lot like a happy Thanksgiving and a very merry Christmas, don't you think so Virginia? You, I and Irene have US Federal Reserve vice-chairman Janet Yellen ...

Giving thanks to thanksgiving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... 1.8% over the same day last year. Then again, if you look closely, this was because Americans had been shopping all Thanksgiving week. As Bloomberg puts it, US retailers "have turned Black Friday, once a one-day event after Thanksgiving, into a week's ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... Australia, the market on Friday finished flat due to a lack of local and offshore leads with Wall Street closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 0.1 points lower at 4,413.0, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
The Australian share market has opened lower, after markets in the United States were closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. At 1010 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down three points, or 0.07 per cent, at 4,410.1 points, while the broader ...

Thank you, xie xie, arigato

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... The Australian market looks set to open flat following a quiet overnight session with Wall Street closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. At 0630 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was up four points at 4,427. No major economic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... the lowest levels seen in more than two years. NEW YORK - US online sales rose 33 per cent on the Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, a report by a sales tracking agency says. DALLAS - American Airlines' parent company AMR has filed for Chapter ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... it lost last week. Initial reports show a record number of shoppers hit the mall or bought gifts online during the Thanksgiving weekend - a make-or-break time for many retailers. The retail numbers add to a growing set of indicators, including steady ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
... Europe is concerned." Despite economic woes, Americans spent a record $US11.4 billion ($A11.75 billion) over the Thanksgiving Day holiday weekend, according to estimates. Locally, retail stocks were higher, with Harvey Norman up 6.5 cents, or 3.3 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
... eurozone debt crisis. Traders say the focus will remain offshore on Friday. Wall Street was closed on Thursday for the Thanksgiving public holiday. On Wednesday, its last trading day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 236.17 points (2.05 per cent) ...