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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2008
... 3,473.4. NEW YORK - US stocks rose after General Electric Co announced plans to maintain its dividend and the Federal Reserve extended terms of three emergency loan programs. In mid-afternoon trade, the Dow Jones industrial average had risen 54.80, or ...

Free money can be costly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  SUNDAY, 23 NOV 2008
... inflation/deflation). This is the reason why for instance, US monetary policy could still be restrictive even if the Federal Reserve eventually brings the funds rate down to zero. In the current cycle, US interest rates reached a high of 5.25 per cent ...

The best forecaster

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
... declared that: 'In this environment, long-term interest rates have trended lower in recent months even as the Federal Reserve has raised the level of the target federal funds rate by 150 basis points. This development contrasts with most experience ...

The other race

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
... points after the RBA announcement. Another reason is that lending standards have become tighter. Last night, the Federal Reserve's senior loan officer survey showed that 83.6 percent of banks in the US reported tighter lending standards for commercial ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
... per cent gain the previous day. A last-minute dive on the Dow Jones index wiped out earlier gains following the Federal Reserve's half-point interest rate cut. "It's been a really positive day today, which is really great to see," Mr Heffernan said. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
... expected to open slightly stronger today after a late dive on Wall Street wiped out earlier gains following the Federal Reserve's half a point interest rate cut. At 0801 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Daily funnies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
... Japan's zero interest rate policy to significantly resuscitate its economy. For all our sake, let us hope the Federal Reserve will be more successful.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
... as late-day bargain hunters stormed into the market. Buying came in anticipation of an interest rate cut by the federal reserve tomorrow, analysts said. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 889.35 points, or 10.88 per cent, to close at 9,065.12. The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... economy and a punishing stock market. The release of the Beige Book, the assessment of business conditions from the Federal Reserve, added to investors' angst. The report found that the economy continued to slow in the early fall as financial and credit ...

Sober and sombre

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... official revelation of the details of America's US$700 billion rescue plan. A joint statement by the US Treasury, the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced that they would spend up to US$250 billion for the purchase ...