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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... index was up 32.5 points, or 0.77 per cent, at 4,266.9. US stocks closed in the red as Wall Street hopes for US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank stimulus action this week and awaits a report on the July jobs market. After two big euro-driven ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's positive lead after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke gave a gloomy assessment of the US economy. At 0800 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... currency was lower at $1.2268 from $1.2292 in New York late Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly fell after US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke warned of a further slowdown in the US economy and a "frustratingly slow" rise in employment. Tokyo ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's positive lead after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke gave a gloomy assessment of the US economy. At 0800 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... futures contract was up one point at 4,065, with 7,053 contracts traded. The release of meeting minutes by the US Federal Reserve overnight disappointed traders hoping for an indication that another round of quantitative easing was on the way. European ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... He said the local market would trade in a tight range ahead of German inflation figures and the release of US Federal Reserve minutes on Wednesday night. Defensive stocks such as Telstra, Wesfarmers and Woolworths remained in positive territory. On the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... manufacturing data from China and Europe and downgrades for 15 of the world's biggest financial groups. The US Federal Reserve's light-touch stimulus on Wednesday also weighed on share prices with concerns it will not be enough to boost the stuttering ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... $US1.2702 late on Wednesday in New York. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly slipped on disappointment at the US Federal Reserve's muted stimulus measures aimed at kickstarting the economy, while European concerns also remained in focus. Adding to the selling ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
... investors felt some disappointment over the latest moves by the US central bank to boost the US economy. The US Federal Reserve has extended a program that aims to encourage borrowing and spending by reducing long-term interest rates as it cut its forecast ...

Fed twists again like it did last summer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
... what we've seen over the past year? Not happy Ben. Wall Street's disappointment became evident as soon as the US Federal Reserve's decision hit the screens shortly after midday NY time -- the Dow dropped by 90 points, then oscillated between plus and ...