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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... Australian market looks set to open slightly lower 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 ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
The Australian market 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 ...

Investor appetite for global markets on the rise

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013
... that the bullish attitude to international equity is not just a faddish response to ambiguous signals from the US Federal Reserve. Certitude Global Investment chief executive Craig Mowll said it was surprising that general global funds overtook Asian ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
... companies, including News Corp, to release financial results. The market would also be watching a speech from US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday for indications of when the central bank would start to taper its asset buying program. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
... Asian markets sank, following losses on Wall Street, after better-than-expected US growth data fed speculation the Federal Reserve will roll back its stimulus program soon. The euro fell further after a sell-off on Thursday in response to the European ...

Tapering still some way off

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
Market fears of US Federal Reserve tapering are overdone and loose policy will continue as the world outside the US cannot withstand higher interest rates, according to a leading fund manager. Western Asset co-chief investment officer Ken Leech says ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
... 2.8 per cent in the September quarter and promising unemployment numbers. That's spurred speculation that the Federal Reserve will start winding down its $US85 billion-a-month bond-buying program. "It's been a very confusing morning for markets so far ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
... although Tokyo was lifted by strong corporate sentiment, while upbeat US service-sector data added to speculation the Federal Reserve will soon start tapering off its stimulus. Tokyo finished 0.79 per cent higher, adding 111.94 points to 14,337.31 and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... weak leads from Wall Street. The upward trend in equities markets has paused this week. One reason is that the Federal Reserve's statement earlier this week didn't detail how long the US central bank would continue its economic stimulus program. RBS ...

Trick or treat?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... was the one who started the first Fed taper episode when he wrote in the Wall Street Journal on 10 May that, "Federal Reserve officials have mapped out a strategy for winding down an unprecedented $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program" but "The timing ...