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AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... interpretations over what the reports said about economic growth and meant for the Federal Reserve's plans to taper its stimulus program. LONDON - European stock markets swung in volatile trade as investors pondered whether tepid US jobs data was a sign ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... outlook has lifted sentiment, helping the US dollar rise above Y100, traders remain on edge about the Fed's plans for its stimulus program, with concerns it will soon start a wind-down. Tokyo closed flat, edging up 10.95 points to 14,064.82, with little ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
... economic conditions and could provide clues on whether the central bank is likely to taper its aggressive bond-buying stimulus program. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ended Wednesday up 0.10 per cent at 6,474.74 points. Frankfurt's DAX 30 climbed ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... an end to a torrid month for global shares and currencies dominated by fears over the end of the US Federal Reserve's stimulus program as well as the possibility of military action in the Middle East. Tokyo eased 0.53 per cent, giving up 70.85 points ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... lower as fears of military intervention in Syria added to concerns over when the US Federal Reserve would taper a massive stimulus program. US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Syria it would face action over the "moral obscenity" of a chemical weapons ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... markets mostly fell as a lack of fresh data once again steered investors' eyes to when the Fed might begin tapering US stimulus. With trading in London closed for a bank holiday on Monday, trading was particularly light with only a downbeat durable goods ...

Benchmark bond funds worst choice for Aussie investors

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... yields following US Treasury yields higher on expectations that the US Federal Reserve will begin tapering its economic stimulus program from September," Martier continued. "This is just a couple of weeks after the Reserve Bank of Australia cut the cash ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... slew of upbeat manufacturing data from around the globe offset concerns about the US Federal Reserve's plans for its stimulus program. Tokyo jumped 2.21 per cent on Friday thanks to a rally in the US dollar against the yen, ending 295.38 points higher ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... jobless claims encouraged investors by piquing hopes the US Federal Reserve would be forced to delay the tapering of its stimulus program. "Equity markets are a little bit like toddlers," he said "They want the stimulus money to stay because it pumps ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... emerging Asian currencies retreat after US Federal Reserve minutes failed to provide clarity about the future of its stimulus program. While traders remain in sell mode on expectations the Fed will soon pull the plug on its bond-buying, they were given ...