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Fed's about to go... or not?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... FOMC meeting. One of the telling signs, it seems, is that 11 of the 12 apostles - the voting members - of the US Federal Reserve voted for this "action" with only Judas... errr, sowee I meant Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President, Jeffrey M. Lacker ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... 0.17 per cent, at 4,403.3. NEW YORK - US stocks erased early losses to close mixed after a fresh sign that the US Federal Reserve is leaning toward new economic stimulus efforts. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 30.78 points (0.23 per cent) ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... holiday trade with Tokyo stocks buoyed by a weaker yen amid dimming chances of fresh stimulus measures by the US Federal Reserve. Tokyo's Nikkei index on Monday briefly breached the 9,200 level for the first time in more than three months as the yen ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
... performer as the yen weakened against the dollar owing to dimming expectations of fresh monetary easing by the US Federal Reserve. With few catalysts to drive action during the holiday season, trade was light on Thursday, although shares were kept buoyant ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... advanced for the third day running on upbeat corporate results and a call by the head of the Boston Fed for the US Federal Reserve to launch an open-ended bond-buying program. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies added 0.56 per cent to ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
The Australian share market has opened higher on renewed hopes that the US Federal Reserve would announce stimulus measures at its next meeting. At 1018 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 62.7 points, or 1.49 per cent, at 4,284.2 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
... Australia, the market on Wednesday closed slightly lower after investors took a cautious approach ahead of US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank meetings. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 6.4 points, or 0.15 per cent, at 4,262.8, while ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... Wall Street's overnight lead. Local shares would stay in a holding pattern ahead of any announcements by the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday night and the European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday, he said. "We've followed the US last night," Mr Weston ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... scheduled to hold annual general meetings. The Australian market on Tuesday closed at an 11-week high as upcoming US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank meetings raised hope of a global recovery. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 23.5 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... Spanish bond yields fell within the mandate of the ECB. US stocks closed in the red as Wall Street hopes for US Federal Reserve and ECB stimulus action this week and awaits a report on the July jobs market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the ...