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They will or they won't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... The German Constitutional Court will deliver its verdict on the legality of the EFSF/ESM rescue fund and the US Federal Reserve will commence its 2-day FOMC meeting to decide on the best course of policy action for the US economy later today. All bets ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
... European stock markets finished little changed, as investors weigh the chances of more stimulus measures from the US Federal Reserve ahead of a busy week for the eurozone's debt crisis. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies closed 0.03 per cent lower ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
... and materials stocks (up 2.22 per cent). Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan the prospect of the US Federal Reserve announcing a further round of economic stimulus later this week, on top of similar measures already unveiled by the European ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... Bank) meeting, non-farm payrolls (in the US), the constitutional court ruling in Germany next week, the FOMC (US Federal Reserve's policy making body the Federal Open Market Committee) meeting that investors, particularly large institutional investors ...

So where's the QE?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... not what I meant." - Robert McCloskey By now you would have read the various and myriad of interpretations to US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke' elocution at Jackson Hole. So far so good. Gauging from the financial markets' reaction - equity markets ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... gain." Wall Street closed lower during the overnight offshore session, as investors waited for a speech from US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke at a gathering of world central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming over the weekend. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... European stocks tumbled on downbeat eurozone business and consumer confidence and as expectations dimmed that US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke will signal fresh economic stimulus. London's FTSE 100 index dropped 0.42 per cent to 5,719.45 points. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... Australian market is set to open slightly lower as investors remain timid ahead of a highly anticipated speech from US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke at the end of the week. World markets were mixed overnight, posting either slight gains or modest ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... fifth straight month in June, by 1.0 per cent. LONDON - European equities retreated as investors wait to see if US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke will outline economic stimulus measures. The euro picked up as news that Mario Draghi would not attend ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... level since July 4. It later pulled back to $US1.2578. HONG KONG - Asian shares were slightly up after the US Federal Reserve indicated it was leaning towards new economic stimulus efforts and manufacturing data suggested China may take similar measures. ...