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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
... senior client adviser Michael Heffernan the prospect of the US Federal Reserve announcing a further round of economic stimulus later this week, on top of similar measures already unveiled by the European Central Bank (ECB) last week, was behind the early ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
... higher, after Wall Street on Friday closed up on hopes disappointing US jobs data will lead to Federal Reserve economic stimulus measures. At 0740 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 18 points at 4,349. The US Labor ...

Faith in monetary policy spawns new investment theme

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
... AllianceBernstein's chief investment officer - thematic portfolios, Cathie Wood, as record-breaking fiscal and monetary stimulus was thrown at the crisis. However, the sovereign debt crisis in Europe has seen fiscal stimulus move backwards amid Government ...

Australia: all good and wishing for the worst

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... name names) warned us that, "With a government forced to return to surplus to maintain its AAA rating and thus reduce stimulus spending, credit growth running at 35-year lows and decelerating, a slowdown and likely reversal in Terms of Trade from record ...

Bond boom or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... Jackson Hole, there'll be much speculating that'll go on until D-day. But while all these talks about "the coming" policy stimulus measures appear to be keeping equity markets afloat - the MSCI World Index is up 8.2% this year to date and the MSCI Emerging ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... hopes for a fresh round of monetary easing by Beijing. The downbeat figures out of China added to expectations of more stimulus measures in the United States following strong hints from Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke on Friday. Hong Kong on Monday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... price index futures contract was up 24 points at 4,332. Dr Bernanke's much-awaited endorsement of more Federal Reserve stimulus on Friday gave US stocks a solid boost, though that was tempered by his picture of an economy that remains weak and vulnerable. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... the head of the US central bank. Expectations that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would announce new economic stimulus on Friday have weakened as the event draws nearer. At 0750 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... mostly lost ground as investors took profits amid shifting expectations that the US Federal Reserve would unveil more stimulus measures later this week, dealers said. The London's FTSE 100 index closed down 0.56 per cent to 5,743.53 points and the Paris ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... territory in thin trade. Hopes are that Bernanke will provide more information about the direction of monetary policy and stimulus measures at Friday's Federal Reserve annual gathering in Wyoming. The Conference Board reported its consumer confidence ...