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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
... market posted its weakest close in just over a week as other bourses in the region slid after mixed reports about the US economy inspired caution among investors. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 34 points, or 0.71 per cent, at 4,784.1 points. ...

Don't know where to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... very good news. But hold your horses! It's not yet a done deal. A big question mark still hangs around the fate of the US economy. How so? Because Kieth Hall, the Commissioner of the agency that counted the numbers - the Bureau of Labor Statistics - ...

Happy birthday bull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
... similar level for the S&P 500. These predictions, and apparently Warren Buffet's -- the 'sage of Omaha' - remark that the US economy 'has fallen off a cliff' sent Wall Street down again last night. Why no one picked up on his follow-up statement that ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... Wall Street overnight, stocks closed mixed despite a new round of mergers and acquisitions which raised hopes for the US economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average index lost 13.68 points, or 0.13 per cent, to 10,552.52 points. The broader Standard & ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... the close. The main focus of the trading day was a new round of mergers and acquisitions, which raised hopes for the US economy. Financial shares rose after insurer American International Group Inc reached a deal to sell one of its major foreign divisions ...

Up, down, flat trading day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
... can still swing the ISM both ways. Beige Book! That's it! The results are consistent with a gradual recovery in the US economy. Could use that for the small rise in the indices. The Fed reported that nine of the 12 regions in the survey reported improvement ...

La de da de da

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... but Wall Street is seeing the silver lining in the dark clouds this time. First stop and the most important for the US economy - the consumer. Their personal income rose by only 0.1 per cent in January, less than expectations for a 0.4 per cent rise. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
... 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 main FTSE 100 index closed 27.83 points ...

Penny for Benny's thoughts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
... 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 and the Senate on the 24th and 25th. A penny for Ben's thoughts. ...

When the time comes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
... Testifying before the US House Financial Services Committee, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke stated that, "Although at present the US economy continues to require the support of highly accommodative monetary policies, at some point the Federal Reserve will ...