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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... latest move to rein in inflation with an interest rate rise on Tuesday continued to worry Hong Kong, as US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke made rare criticism of the Beijing central bank's anti-inflationary strategy. In other markets, Singapore tumbled ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
... welcomed strong growth figures from China as well as upbeat retail data from the United States. Comments by US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke that the US would likely see a "moderate economic recovery" also helped sentiment. The gains were pared ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
... points, 0.97 per cent, to 1,105.24. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets closed higher on Wednesday after US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke said the US economy faced a slow but steady recovery that would require ultra-low interest rates. London's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... share market is expected to open higher after Wall Street rose on strong economic data and the nomination of Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke to a second term. At 0726 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... higher at 4379 on a volume of 18,093 contracts. CommSec market analyst Juliette Saly said comments from US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke had buoyed international markets. "We are seeing a great day on the market catching up to that impressive session ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... Australian share market is expected to open higher after Wall Street soared to its highest point this year on Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke's comments that global recovery prospects appear good. At 0749 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
... cents, or 2.29 per cent, to $23.88. US stocks fell 1.39 per cent overnight ending a three-day rally after US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke said he saw sluggish economic growth ahead. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 175.09 points, or 1.39 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
... Ordinaries added 132.9 points or 2.37 per cent to 5,748.2. NEW YORK - US stocks fell 1.2 per cent after US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke said he saw sluggish economic growth ahead and unfavorable brokerage reports on two semiconductor makers sparked ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
... Stocks closed out a dismal month on a high note, as rate-sensitive property shares climbed higher after the Federal Reserve chief suggested a further cut in US interest rates was possible in December. The benchmark Hang Seng Index ended at 28,643.61 ...

Return of the 'R' word

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
... have clearly spilled over into the broader US economy. In a speech in Washington, Alan Greenspan, former US Federal Reserve chief said, "The behaviour in what we are observing in the last seven weeks is identical in many respects to what we saw in 1998 ...