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How high and how long

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... further interest rate hikes for the Reserve Bank of Australia and extended period of low interest rates for the US Federal Reserve. You might still be nursing a hangover from the long weekend if you didn't know by now that the RBA has again lifted interest ...

End game II

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
... for a 1.3 per cent annual gain, down from 1.6 per cent in January. How good are these? These should allow the US Federal Reserve to continue stimulating the economy sans fear of rising prices. But, no! America has to upset the apple cart. It wants more ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
... European stock markets closed in positive territory on Wednesday, driven higher by investor satisfaction with a US Federal Reserve decision to maintain super low interest rates for the foreseeable future. In London, the FTSE 100 index added 39.15 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
... range-bound, with investors reluctant to aggressively take positions ahead of monetary policy decisions by the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan this week. In light trade, the benchmark Nikkei index ended down 30.27 points at 10,721.71, having ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
... points, or 0.37 per cent, to 3,828.41 points. TOKYO - Japanese stocks fell, pressured by a strong yen and the US Federal Reserve's Beige Book report suggesting a slow recovery in the world's biggest economy. Investors also remain jittery over Greece's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
... 10.64 points, 0.97 per cent, to 1,105.24. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets closed higher on Wednesday after US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke said the US economy faced a slow but steady recovery that would require ultra-low interest rates. London's ...

Penny for Benny's thoughts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
... financial markets are waiting on the sidelines for the really big event - at least for this week. And this is US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's semi-annual testimony on the US economy and interest rates before the House Financial Services Committee ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
... TOKYO - Japanese shares closed up 2.74 per cent on Monday, recouping last week's losses that came after the US Federal Reserve raised one of its key lending rates. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's benchmark Nikkei-225 index added 276.89 points to 10,400.47. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2010
... 1,109.17. LONDON - European shares closed higher on Friday after dipping into negative territory following a US Federal Reserve decision to raise the interest rate it charges banks for emergency loans. London's main FTSE 100 index gained 33.08 points ...

Change of heart

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2010
... the 'green shoots' and increased risk appetite sent the euro currency rising again. It didn't help that the US Federal Reserve was printing so much US dollars that the world had dollar indigestion. But then Greece came along sending the euro down, down ...