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Good US housing news gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... that the house construction sector could be a net contributor to GDP growth for the first time since 2005. The Federal Reserve echoes these results with just released survey figures showing 6.9% of US consumers plan to buy a home in the next six months. ...

Fidelity ups risk on global recovery hopes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... in the eurozone. "Developments in the US should mean the next upswing will be more sustainable," he said. "The Federal Reserve has committed to maintaining loose monetary policy long into the upturn, even if this causes inflation to overshoot their target." ...

Obama re-election to boost healthcare and banking stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... chance of a Republican overhaul of policy, paving the way for some activity in the banking and healthcare sectors. Federal Reserve Bank head Ben Bernanke is largely expected to stay on for another term and Birkhold says this means a continuation of quantitative ...

Same old blues but some upside in 2013: Russell and Threadneedle

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... upside and the housing market appears to be showing a useful recovery, even before any beneficial impact from the Federal Reserve's recently announced QE3 policy, which is aimed at lowering mortgage costs," he said. "Meanwhile, the news from China shows ...

Corporate spending the catalyst for global markets

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... "We would argue that investors have already assimilated much of the recent policy announcements," he said. "The Federal Reserve's QE3 announcement spurred equity markets higher in the late summer, but studies have shown that each round of stimulus has ...

Obama victory ignites fiscal cliff fears

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... that monetary policy will now remain unchanged. Mitt Romney had pledged to remove Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve and was opposed to quantitative easing, which has proven supportive of both equities and the housing market."

With or without China we're not cactus: James

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... economy. Adding to improving corporate health, and consequently the job market in the US, adds James are plans by the Federal Reserve (The Fed) to keep interest rates super low. "Unemployment is coming down and will continue to improve due to an improving ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... pounds, and edged down to $US1.2957 from $US1.2972. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mostly higher after the US Federal Reserve said it would keep its loose monetary policy in place until there is stronger evidence America's economy is back on its feet. ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... overnight but European stocks closed higher as traders digested mixed economic data before the outcome of the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting. At 0628 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was down 10 points at ...

QE results in currency wars

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... social consequences for developing economies, according to Threadneedle Investments. In the post-Lehman days, the Federal Reserve adopted a new framework for monetary policy with the introduction of quantitative easing (QE) and an era of central bank ...