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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... taking. The minutes of the Fed's late October policy committee meeting suggests the US cental bank could scale back its stimulus program "in coming months" as the labour market improves. But with Wall Street's broad-based S&P 500 falling by just 0.36 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... US stocks fell after minutes from the last Federal Reserve policy meeting said the central bank could scale back its stimulus program "in coming months". At the closing bell on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 65.25 (0.41 per cent) at ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... economy remained far from where the Fed wanted to see it and that the US central bank was still committed to its economic stimulus policies. Dr Bernanke gave no indication of when the Fed might start reducing its $US85 billion ($A90.39 billion) a month ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... week with solid gains as investors welcomed the incoming US Federal Reserve chair's comments about maintaining economic stimulus. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gained 46.3 points, or 0.86 per cent, to 5,401.7 points. The broader All Ordinaries index ...

Investors complacent of inflation risk

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... portfolio manager has warned. With global economic conditions improving, central banks are expected to start unwinding the stimulus measure put in place in the wake of the financial crisis. Many financial experts agree that this scenario is likely to ...

QE according to Yellen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... who has been continually telling us to look to the data (since late May) for clues on the when and the how much of Fed stimulus unwinding, Yellen went straight for the data....and the data yell no tapering yet (at least not the speculated December start ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... after international markets rose amid optimism prospective Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen will continue economic stimulus measures. At 0900 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was up eight points at 5,373. In economic ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
The Australian market is trading higher on Wall Street's overnight gains and comments suggesting the US economic stimulus program will run into next year. Janet Yellen, nominated to take over as head of the Federal Reserve, overnight said the US economy ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... following falls on international markets amid speculation the Federal Reserve may soon start curtailing its economic stimulus measures. At 0904 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,346. No major economic ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
... looks set to open lower following Wall Street's downward lead after a top Federal Reserve official warned the bank's stimulus measures couldn't continue forever. At 0910 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was down 17 points ...