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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... after three days of gains, opening around half a per cent higher. This follows investors' positive reaction to US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's comments on Thursday it would continue to pump money into the US economy. IG Markets strategist ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... market looks set to open higher after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 vaulted to new records following Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's pledge to maintain the central bank's easy-money policy for the foreseeable future. At 0756 AEST ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
Australian stocks are higher after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke indicated stimulus measures would remain in place for the forseeable future. Dr Bernanke sent markets alight on Thursday morning when he said the Fed would need to continue ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... The Australian market looks set to open lower after mixed results on Wall Street following the release of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting minutes that signalled the central bank aims to unwind its stimulus measures earlier than thought. At 0820 ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
... market rose about 1.5 per cent, and recovered all of the heavy losses incurred in the three days after the US Federal Reserve indicated it may soon begin withdrawing stimulus measures. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 72.2 points, or 1.5 per cent ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... investors took a new look at upbeat US jobs data that had sparked heavy selling on prospects of a reduction in the US Federal Reserve's stimulus policy. Investor sentiment was also soothed by easing concerns over Portugal's political crisis, dealers ...

Dismiss fixed income at your peril

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) executive director of global fixed income Angus Bell. While recent comments from US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke have signaled a possible tapering of quantitative easing before the close of 2013, the spectre of ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... 195,000 jobs in June, well above the consensus estimate of 166,000 jobs. The report reinforced expectations the Federal Reserve would soon begin tapering its bond-buying program, and sent US Treasury yields sharply higher. But, after a mid-morning dip ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... funding, and concerns about the impact of the Egyptian uprising. There were also further signs in the US that the Federal Reserve was leaning towards winding back its stimulus program soon. The key event for the local market on Wednesday would be the ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... inched up 1.38 (0.04 per cent) to 3,403.25. The muddled close followed a three-day rally as worries eased that the Federal Reserve could move to tighten monetary policy sooner than had been expected. LONDON - European stock markets fell, as traders banked ...