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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
... cent, to end at 4,533. NEW YORK - US stocks finished lower, but recovered from early losses in reaction to US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's plans to dismantle the central bank's economic supports. Dr Bernanke was due to appear before a House ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
... rose in early trade, but later lost ground in response to the yen's strength against the US dollar ahead of a US Federal Reserve monetary policy decision and President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. Toyota shares lost 4.26 per cent after ...

Japanese history lesson

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
... policy errors - most involved impatience to withdraw stimulus measures too quickly. We can only hope that the US Federal Reserve has taken Japanese history lessons.

The I word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... and food costs accounted for about 75 per cent of the jump in the PPI. Now the market is all a-buzz that the US Federal Reserve - which is in the midst of its two-day FOMC meeting - would likely begin raising interest rates sooner and/or unwinding some ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... rose more than expected in November, led by a surge in energy costs. The increase is likely to be discussed as US Federal Reserve policymakers begin a two-day meeting on interest rates. The Fed is expected to keep rates unchanged when it releases a policy ...

Debt load

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... - and Wall Street went on its merry way. In fact, over the past few days, speculation ran rampant that the US Federal Reserve is about to raise interest rates soon because of the heaps better-than-expected US payrolls report for November. The Fed was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... 10,140.47. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares finished 1.18 per cent lower, in line with regional markets after the US Federal Reserve said a recovery in the economy could take some time. The benchmark Hang Seng Index dropped 264.44 points to 22,060.52. WELLINGTON ...

Low rates to stay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
How many times do I have to say it? The US Federal Reserve would not raise interest rates until the American economy has stronger legs to stand on. This is basically what Chairman Benny told US and world financial markets when he spoke before the Economic ...

Inflation-linked bonds armour against rising risk

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... Reserve's exit strategy which may lead to excess growth in the money supply and higher rates of inflation. "The US Federal Reserve has pumped an enormous amount of cash into the US economy over the past 12 months to fight the global financial crisis," ...

We're still in Kansas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... Not due to safe-haven buying this time - equity markets were also up -- but because markets now expect the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in the near term - the very near term. Some speculate of higher fed funds rate by March or June next ...