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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... red-hot property prices was also taken badly, traders said. The figures added to an overall weaker tone after US Federal Reserve policy makers showed themselves on Wednesday to be increasingly cautious on the outlook, with risks to the downside said ...

Pause

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
... reported overnight, investors turned to economic news and info and found their excuses to sell. The minutes of the US Federal Reserve's June meeting revealed that policymakers downgraded their 2010 US growth forecast to 3.0-3.5 per cent from their April ...

Just a typical pause

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
... me some time to review my US economic and financial market history, prodded by CNBC's interview with former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on the 1st of July. This is what the Maestro had to say, " What we're looking at is an invisible wall ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... on Thursday on renewed fears for the solvency of Greece and a warning on global recovery prospects from the US Federal Reserve. The Fed comments earlier took a toll on Asian markets, which closed mostly lower and set the stage for declines in Europe ...

Shocked, not awed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
... Central Bank purchases of government and corporate bonds and provision of unlimited credit to European banks. The US Federal Reserve also offered its support by reopening its swap lines with Europe's banks. Financial markets were shocked, but as it turned ...

Trillion dollar kitchen sink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
... cover their short positions after the European Union (EU) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the US Federal Reserve threw the proverbial kitchen sink at them. The kitchen sink. The EU announced a a,-750 billion (US$966 billion) plan to save ...

Contagion has already happened

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
... themselves back then. Not a few investors will kick themselves again. Especially at this present time that the US Federal Reserve has again repeated that money will remain cheap/free for an "extended period." After its April meeting, the Federal Open ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
... welcomed strong growth figures from China as well as upbeat retail data from the United States. Comments by US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke that the US would likely see a "moderate economic recovery" also helped sentiment. The gains were pared ...

Payment Adviser tech gains momentum

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
A recent ruling by the US Federal Reserve has seen a spike in international inquiries for technology solutions created by Australian financial technology company, Payment Adviser. Payment Adviser's technology is used to enable global wire services to ...

Strong one, says yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
The minutes of the US Federal Reserve's 16 March meeting spelled the reasons for the FOMC's decision to keep the fed funds rate unchanged at 0-0.25 per cent. "While recent data pointed to a noticeable pickup in the pace of consumer spending during the ...