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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... Australia on Wednesday, profit-takers descended on the share market, pushing the bourse to a 12-week low after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke cast doubt on the strength of American economic growth. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 29.5 points ...

Bad news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... among investors at about the same time last year. Why not now? Why? Por que? Per que? Pour quoi? Three words: US Federal Reserve. The more economic conditions deteriorate, the greater the likelihood of more money dropping from Ben's helicopter. They ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... that wages are experiencing a blow-out. Wages are still contained. We knew that anyway." Overnight (AEST), the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy committee released minutes for its April 27 meeting. This was the main focus for bond traders during the ...

No minute message in FOMC minutes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... Look ma, I must be psychic! Twenty-four hours have not passed since I penned on this space that the mighty US Federal Reserve would dispel the fears, the anxiety, the trepidation that's currently doing the rounds of financial markets. And with the release ...

May the Fed be with you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... It might be ending QE2 in June but it's continuing its "very easy" monetary policy for an "extended period". US Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren emphasised this in his speech last night. "With significant slack in labor markets ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... prices move in opposite directions. LONDON - European equities rose on Thursday, as investors welcomed the US Federal Reserve's commitment to keep interest rates low, and digested upbeat German unemployment data and energy company results. London's benchmark ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... ignoring a cut in the country's debt rating outlook. Trade was muted ahead of a key policy decision by the US Federal Reserve, while dealers also had an eye on the release of corporate results in Japan, which began after the market closed. Tokyo gained ...

Any which way is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... the list of firms reporting better than expected first quarter results. For the outlook is looking good. The US Federal Reserve is still meeting. No doubt the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is in the heat of discussions over what to do with monetary ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... cent respectively while Lisbon bucked the trend, its index dropping 0.19 per cent. Investors were awaiting the US Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting, which opens on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets slipped on Tuesday, led by Tokyo as game-linked ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
... Japan weighing on sentiment in Tokyo, while traders looked to the upcoming earnings season. A report from the US Federal Reserve confirming the world's biggest economy was on a good recovery track, and President Barack Obama's plan to scythe spending ...