Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 521 - 530 of 656 results for "Minutes"

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... half. The Dow has been flirting with 11,000 in recent sessions, coming within fewer than 12 points last Monday. But a few minutes before the closing bell, the Dow crossed 11,000 for the first time since September 29, 2008, briefly touching 11,000.98. ...

How high and how long

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... interest rates to be closer to average. Today's decision is a further step in that process." Now contrast this with the minutes of the US Federal Reserve's 16 March meeting where they kept the fed funds rate unchanged at 0-0.25 per cent. "While recent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... 1,000 jobs, or about eight per cent of its work force. Stocks got a brief bounce in afternoon trading when the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting signalled that policymakers are more upbeat about the economy. The quiet trading ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
... scheduled. On Thursday, the Australian share market closed marginally higher after moving into the black in the final minutes of trading on a day that the share price index futures contract ticked over from March delivery to June. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
A disinterested market produced directionless trading on Tuesday morning, with the release of minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) March meeting adding no impetus by noon. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 7.3 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
... contract was five points lower at 4,786 points. In economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia publishes the minutes of March 2 monetary policy meeting. In equities news, National Australia Bank releases a market update, while the 2010 Paydirt ...

Good news day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
... six months both increased but buyer traffic was unchanged. Wrap these all up with the relatively positive tone of the minutes of the Fed FOMC meeting last month and you can't help but have a smile on your face. And have I told you about Deere and Whole ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2010
... Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry releases its small business survey for December quarter. The RBA releases minutes of its February 2 board meeting. RBA assistant governor of financial markets Guy Debelle addresses a Women in Finance function. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
... points, or 0.44 per cent, at 3,148.94. In early trade on Friday, the NZ market fell heavily, down 1.7 per cent after 27 minutes of trading, by 56 points to 3,092.9.

Stimulexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010
... creating jobs. But don't be confused about the markets' confusion because the Fed itself is confused. Just have a look at the minutes of the Fed's last FOMC meeting. Spend, spend, spend...and spend some more. "A few members noted that resource slack ...