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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
... positive lead from Wall Street, where another batch of weak figures was offset by a pick-up in oil prices, an upbeat Federal Reserve economic report and hopes for lower rates for a little longer. Shanghai surged 2.71 per cent, or 110.66 points, to 4,194.82 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
... business. Most regions of the US economy expanded in recent weeks, although oil industry layoffs have grown, the Federal Reserve said in a report. Separately, the Fed said US industrial output fell 0.6 per cent in March. LONDON - European equities rebounded ...

The first is always the best

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... Fed head honcho's (honcha?) statement at "The New Normal Monetary Policy" research conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco last month when she discussed the whys and wherefores of "Normalizing Monetary Policy: Prospects and ...

2015: a lift year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
Pencil it in, carve it on concrete... 2015 will be the year that the US Federal Reserve lifts its federal funds rate target for the first time since bringing it down to 0-0.25% -- and nailing it there -- a long, long time ago (16 December 2008). Only ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... points. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks have finished lower after positive economic data lifted speculation the US Federal Reserve could move more quickly to raise interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 104.90 points (0.58 per cent) on Tuesday ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... mostly advanced following rallies on Wall Street and in Europe, while the US dollar continued to struggle after the Federal Reserve dampened expectations for an early rate hike. Tokyo ended 0.99 per cent higher, adding 194.14 points, to 19,754.36 while ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... prices overnight have pushed the miners and energy sector into the red. The crude oil market gave back much of its Federal Reserve-sparked rally, with prices sinking back on the reality of continued high supplies and a strong dollar. "(But) we could ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... was "in line with a normal volatile market" after Wednesday's surge prompted by a dovish statement from the US Federal Reserve. LONDON - The British stock market has rallied to a record peak, while eurozone stocks have hovered as investors awaited an ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street surged more than one per cent following the Federal Reserve's statement on interest rates. At 0815 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was up 27 points at 5,880. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... 5,769.7. NEW YORK - US stocks have ploughed higher as the US dollar retreated and the market looked ahead to a Federal Reserve policy decision in the next two days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday bolted up 228.11 points (1.29 per cent) to ...