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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2007
... she said. The Australian dollar has been helped, too, by weakness in the US dollar on continued speculation the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates when it meets on September 18. Lower interest rates can weaken a currency by giving investors lower ...

Sub-prime 20/20 hindsight

... to current financial turmoil. Most local economists and market observers are expecting imminent action from the Federal Reserve's meeting on September 18th. The median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg News expect a quarter percentage point ...

Return of the 'R' word

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
... Greenspan cut rates on both those occasions and most economists and market observers are predicting that is what the Federal Reserve will do at its meeting on September 18th.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
... President underpinned financial stocks and lifted spirits among investors already hoping for a rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The FTSE 100 index closed 0.19 per cent, or 11.9 points, higher at 6,315.2 with banks the best performing sector. The index ...

Equities' erratic flight path

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2007
... uncertainty and a slowing economy are still producing some gasps on US markets with repercussions felt worldwide. The Federal Reserve's focus has justifiably switched from inflation to credit turmoil risks, growth and market stability. This has increased ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2007
... falling home prices added to concerns about the economy. Sentiment worsened late in the day after the release of the Federal Reserve's minutes, which noted growing concern among Fed officials about the housing market. The Dow Jones industrial average ...

Debt climbs, home values fall

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2007
... household debt exceeds home equity. Rising house prices have sent consumer debt soaring. However, a report by the Federal Reserve Board's Divisions of Research & Statistics and Monetary Affairs notes, many US families have been saving less and borrowing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2007
... recovered from last week's plunge to stage its biggest one-day percentage increase in 13 months, triggered by the Federal Reserve's move last week to cut its discount rate. The Nikkei rose 458.80 points to 15,732.48, its biggest percentage rise since ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
... morning, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both finishing higher and the Dow Jones ending down, with suggestions the Federal Reserve could reduce its benchmark interest rate, further easing concerns surrounding credit markets. The Dow Jones industrial average ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
... morning, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both finishing higher and the Dow Jones ending down, with suggestions the Federal Reserve could reduce its benchmark interest rate, further easing concerns surrounding credit markets. The Dow Jones industrial average ...