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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... jobs report yielded competing 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 ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... are awaiting US non-farm payrolls data for August. Ms Roadley said that even if the result was strong, the US Federal Reserve would still only taper its quantitative easing measures "slowly over time so it won't have too much of a large effect on the ...

The weekend that could change the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... this weekend - for us who play with paper money rather than tanks and exploding rockets - is of course the US Federal Reserve's vote on its quantitative easing programme. It's still about two weeks away -- the Fed commander and his generals meet on the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... anticipated report on US nonfarm payrolls for August. The report will be analysed as far as its likely impact on the Federal Reserve's decision on when to scale back its aggressive bond-buying program. US Treasury bond yields have been rising as better ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
... Weston said the market also was reacting to strong US manufacturing figures, which increased expectations the Federal Reserve will soon begin to wind back its asset buying program. He said the release of Australian economic growth figures for the June ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
... negative territory but recovered as Wall Street pushed into positive territory ahead of the release of the US Federal Reserve's "Beige Book", which gives a read of US regional economic conditions and could provide clues on whether the central bank is ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... Weston said the market also was reacting to strong US manufacturing figures, which increased expectations the Federal Reserve will soon begin to wind back its asset buying program. He said the release of Australian economic growth figures for the June ...

Bentham appoints Goldman Sachs client portfolio manager

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... Loan Index (hedged into AUD) benchmark. Credit and fixed income markets are facing a challenging period as the US Federal Reserve negotiates its withdrawal of quantitative easing and a return to normal monetary policy. "The challenge for Federal Reserve ...

September morn' or September mourn?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... May -- when Texas Republican and head of the Joint Economics Committee Kevin Brady posed this question upon US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke - to the future of financial markets everywhere. It's been nearly four months that you, I and Irene have ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... Friday brought 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 ...