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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... fall in the precious metal's price and a rise in the US dollar. The positive mood in US equities came after US Federal Reserve board member James Bullard on Friday suggested the central bank should keep pumping money into the world's largest economy ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... Japan's Nikkei edged higher as traders bought back into the US dollar following comments from the head of the US Federal Reserve that its stimulus program would be kept in place for some time. Tokyo rose 0.23 per cent, or 33.67 points, to 14,506.25 but ...

Gold headed to $3k an ounce says ETF pioneer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... printing of money." Tuckwell, who was reportedly worth $775 million in 2012, said that potential tapering in the US Federal Reserve's quantitative easing program does not deal with the problem. "It's one thing to actually slow down the bond purchases ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... after three days of gains, opening around half a per cent higher. This follows investors' positive reaction to US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's comments on Thursday it would continue to pump money into the US economy. IG Markets strategist ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... euro rose to $US1.3039 from $US1.2988 late in New York on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets rallied after US Federal Reserve boss Ben Bernanke said its stimulus drive would be kept in place "for the foreseeable future", but Tokyo's advance was capped ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
Australian stocks are higher after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke indicated stimulus measures would remain in place for the forseeable future. Dr Bernanke sent markets alight on Thursday morning when he said the Fed would need to continue ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... Chinese trade data added to concerns about economic growth, traders said. They were waiting for a speech by US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke and the release of minutes from the bank's last meeting, for an idea about the future of the Fed's stimulus ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
... market rose about 1.5 per cent, and recovered all of the heavy losses incurred in the three days after the US Federal Reserve indicated it may soon begin withdrawing stimulus measures. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 72.2 points, or 1.5 per cent ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... investors took a new look at upbeat US jobs data that had sparked heavy selling on prospects of a reduction in the US Federal Reserve's stimulus policy. Investor sentiment was also soothed by easing concerns over Portugal's political crisis, dealers ...

Dismiss fixed income at your peril

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... Sachs Asset Management (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 ...