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One voice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
... other government bond offers the best defense like those issued by Uncle Sam - especially now that even the US Federal Reserve is doing some shopping of its own. Ahah! But here's the rub, investors who went defensive at the beginning of the year storing ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
... outlook from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which warned on Tuesday that the recovery had slowed. The US Federal Reserve avoided pulling the trigger on fresh stimulus spending at a top-level policy meeting on Tuesday but said it was prepared ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... Wednesday after US stocks were little changed and commodity prices slipped overnight following a statement from the US Federal Reserve that it was ready to further stimulate the US economy. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, at 0750 AEST, the December share ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... the lift in United States markets. He said investors may be sitting on the sidelines ahead of commentary from US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday night. "The FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) tonight release their commentary in terms ...

Recession over, now for the recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... and not a continuation of the recession that began in December 2007." What now? I guess the members of the US Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) will be asking themselves the same question when they sit and deliberate on monetary policy tonight. ...

A "race to the bottom" in currencies

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
... precedent for other countries to follow" said Tim Waterer, foreign exchange dealer at CMC markets. And with the US Federal Reserve pondering the merits of a second round of quantitative easing the prospects for currency markets to become embroiled in ...

CB thoughts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... recap of the Fed's thoughts and those that met last week. "I want to look inside your head, yes I do." The US Federal Reserve's recent words an action tells us that it remains concerned about America. It left the fed funds rate unchanged at 0-0.25 per ...

Rewind and replay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
... for we remain on uncharted waters and don't know whether another black swan reappears. This is because the US Federal Reserve would be quick to come to the rescue and implement another round of quantitative easing should another large fall on Wall Street ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
... doing very well. "There are no companies in the top 20 that are not green." Markets took heart from comments by US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke of the central bank providing more support the American economy if necessary, Mr Heffernan said. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
... market has received strong, positive leads from offshore trading on Friday night, boosted by assurances from US Federal Reserve on its preparedness to stimulate the US economy. All key indices were higher, as were the main commodities. At 0715 AEST on ...