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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... LONDON - Europe's main stock markets ended the day higher buoyed by US housing and consumer confidence data and US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke's nomination for reappointment. European stocks fell earlier in the trading day, mirroring losses in ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... points higher at 4379 on a volume of 18,093 contracts. CommSec market analyst Juliette Saly said comments from US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke had buoyed international markets. "We are seeing a great day on the market catching up to that impressive ...

Wait no more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... high again at the close of last week's trading. It will head even higher before the year is out. Because the US Federal Reserve has got the "trend is your friend's" back. "Don't fight the Fed" is another truism on Wall Street. At the Kansas City Fed's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... LONDON - Europe's main stock markets soared, as investors welcomed encouraging economic data in the eurozone and US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke's comments. A new survey showed the eurozone economy stabilising in August, ending a long run of business ...

It's coming true

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... Equities in America (and most of the globe) continued to bask under the warm glow of the night before when the US Federal Reserve gave a positive assessment and outlook for the US economy. And the world is shaping up to what equities want it to be. Reports ...

All aboard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
The gospel according to the US Federal Reserve: Economic activity -- "levelling out". Financial market conditions -- "improved further". Treasury buyback -- expiry extended another month to October (just in case). Fed funds rate - near zero for an extended ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... Europe's main stock markets all closed sharply up as dealers paused after recent sharp losses awaiting the US Federal Reserve's imminent monetary policy verdict. London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares gained 45.42 points, or 0.97 per cent, to 4716.76. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
... shares leading the way, as investors awaited signals on the outlook for the US economy from a meeting of the US Federal Reserve. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of leading shares dropped 50.86, or 1.08 per cent, 4671.34. FRANKFURT - The Dax lost 132.31 ...

V still likely

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
... beginning to wave the white flag as the thundering herd forces them back into hibernation. The "Maestro," former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan was quoted overnight thinking out loud that the recession may be close to ending as he expects ...

When it's too late

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
... Prof Roubini came out last week declaring that the US recession will end this year. He is now line ball with US Federal Reserve Chairman Benny Bernanke's prediction for the recession to be over "probably this year." We are five months away from the end ...