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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... negative lead from the US as Wall Street tried but failed to find some stability from an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve and other big central banks. At 0807 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Soup for Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
... rejecting the bail-out package, the US Congress indicated that it was not totally convinced by the US Treasury and the Federal Reserve's doomsday scenario. Last night's market action gave them a tangible taste of what was to come. The Financial Standard ...

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
... in the plan will be prohibited from offering 'golden parachutes' to their executives. A Board composed of the Federal Reserve Chairman, the Treasury Secretary and the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Director of the Federal Home ...

Investment titans now governed by Fed

COMPANY RELEASES  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... that it will become the fourth largest bank holding company and will be under a tighter regulatory leash by the Federal Reserve. "While accelerated by market sentiment, our decision to be regulated by the Federal Reserve is based on the recognition that ...

America on its knees

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
The bloodbath continues. The Federal Reserve's US$85 billion bailout of American Insurance Group (AIG) proved insufficient to calm the financial market panic that appears to be increasing by the day. The overnight sell-off saw more than three years' ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
... Ordinaries index was down 30.1 points, or 0.63 per cent, to 4769.7. NEW YORK - US shares plunged on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve's massive bailout of insurance giant American International Group failed to calm the financial markets and investors ...

AIG Australia insulated from US woes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
... Australian customers are well insulated from any fall-out. "Acting to avert a possible financial crisis worldwide, the Federal Reserve reversed course on Tuesday and agreed to an [US]$85 billion bailout that would give the government an ownership stake ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
... possible rescue of troubled insurance giant American International Group. The market also appeared encouraged by the Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates steady despite the recent market turmoil, a move seen as a sign of confidence in a ...

Whac-a-mole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... long list of market moving releases due out of the US this week. Although financial markets do not expect the Federal Reserve to alter US monetary policy this month and keep the fed funds rate steady at 2.0 per cent, they expect the Fed to become more ...

Saved by the Fed

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... move that brought fast relief to the credit markets. After more than a month of deliberations, the Treasury, the Federal Reserve and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) will all take the lead role in ensuring Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac remain operational ...