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Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street after a Federal Reserve official said QE3 would likely do little to spur the US economy. At 0749 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was down ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... market looks set to open slightly lower after overnight falls on US and European bourses as confidence from the Federal Reserve's stimulus measures fade and concern over the euro zone's debt returns. At 0805 AEST on Tuesday, the December share price ...

QE3 will be different

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
The Federal Reserve's new easing programme, know as QE3, could be different from the first two rounds due to a stronger global economy and improvements within the US housing market, Fidelity said. According to Core Logic the level of negative equity ...

No BO news till elections please?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... reported that Romney "told the Fox Business Network that as president, he would want to install someone new in the Federal Reserve post. Mr. Bernanke's term ends in January 2014." Now there's another one to speculate about - whether this would hurt or ...

Market Wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... round of weak economic data. Shares looked set for a positive end to a week that saw the Bank of Japan follow the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank (ECB) in unveiling plans to boost growth, but also showed manufacturing in China was still shrinking. ...

Five step process for QE3

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
A five step process can help investors ride the US Federal Reserve's latest round of open-ended quantitative easing, said a senior Fidelity Investment head. Even if you are skeptical about the long-term impact of QE3, "it would be a bold call in the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
... closed higher, lifted by US housing data and Japan's extra economic stimulus following similar moves from the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ended the day up 0.35 per cent at 5,888.48 points, while ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... fell following losses on Wall Street and as profit-takers moved in after last week's huge gains sparked by the US Federal Reserve stimulus plan. Anti-Japan protests across China also hit shares in both countries, with three of Japan's biggest car makers ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open flat despite falls on Wall Street overnight as euphoria over the Federal Reserve's new QE3 stimulus fade amid concerns about weakness in US manufacturing and anti-American unrest in the Middle East. At ...

Why QE3 will work

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... I call upon a greater mortal to explain. Over to you Big Ben. In his speech at Jackson Hole last 31 August, US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke already expounded on this: "How effective are balance sheet policies? After nearly four years of experience ...