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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
... following heavy losses at the end of last week as investors girded for an interest rate policy meeting of the Federal Reserve amid troubled economic times. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended down a slight 0.33 points at 11,842.36. The tech-dominated ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
... to 5,916.4. NEW YORK - US stocks fell 1.8 per cent as the price of crude oil surged to another record and the Federal Reserve cut economic growth forecasts but warned of higher inflation, fueling fears of 1980's-style stagflation. The US central bank ...

Mohl joins CBA board

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
... the position of deputy head of research at the Reserve Bank of Australia. He also worked on secondment at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in 1983/84. John Schubert, chairman of CBA said Mohl is very highly regarded, adding that the bank looked forward ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008
... Blue-chip stocks declined on Tuesday as oil rose to another record and underscored concerns about inflation, while the Federal Reserve chairman said financial markets are still troubled. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke also said strong demand from financial ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
... sharply amid a strengthening dollar, falling oil prices and as investors looked forward to an apparent pause in the Federal Reserve's rate-cutting campaign. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shot up 189.87 points or 1.48 per cent to 13,010.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
... sharply amid a strengthening dollar, falling oil prices and as investors looked forward to an apparent pause in the Federal Reserve's rate-cutting campaign. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shot up 189.87 points or 1.48 per cent to 13,010. The Nasdaq ...

US dollar slips after Federal Reserve cuts key interest rate

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
The US dollar slipped today after the Federal Reserve announced it cut a key interest rate by a quarter-point, a move that investors had anticipated. Markets had also expected the Fed to signal a pause in its rate-cutting campaign to combat the growing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
... Australian stock market is expected to open lower following a weak lead from Wall Street where stocks fell after the Federal Reserve trimmed interest rates but left unclear the outlook for further rate cuts. Base metals prices closed lower overnight ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
... from a retreat in record high crude oil prices. Trading volume was scant as investors turned cautious with the Federal Reserve's two-day meeting under way. Policy makers are expected to trim interest rates and signal an end to a series of deep cuts begun ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
... expects a large quarterly loss raised the spectre of poor results in the financial sector, while minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest meeting stoked fears of a recession. Washington Mutual, the largest US savings and loan organisation, also slashed ...