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More Fed pump-priming

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... Wall Street closed higher overnight as an unexpectedly strong US employment report and an announcement by the US Federal Reserve of new liquidity provisions offset a rebound in the price of crude oil. ADP/Macroeconomic Advisors reported that private ...

All Eyes on the CPI

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... higher-than-expected CPI reading will bring back interest rate hike speculation. In the US, indications that the US Federal Reserve could hike interest rates sooner rather than later prompted a rally in the US dollar overnight and an accompanying sell-off ...

Fed Gloom

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
Market Movers Overnight (16 July) Fed Gloom US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony before the US Congress last night catapulted the Australian dollar to a 25-year high in overnight trading. The Australian dollar broke above the US$0.9800 ...

Market Jitters Redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
... haunt. These have reminded investors that all is not yet well in spite of soothing words and actions from the US Federal Reserve and the US Treasury. The US Treasury announced a pre-emptive plan to support both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. US Treasury ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
... European stock markets closed higher Wednesday in a rebound sparked by a sharp fall in oil prices and hopes the US Federal Reserve will continue to support banks hit by the US subprime home loan crisis. Dealers said sharp gains on Wall Street on Tuesday ...

Market Movers Overnight: Bernanke's speech

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
Last night US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke before the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Forum in Arlington, Virginia, where he stressed that the Fed remains committed to financial stability and that the US Central Bank may extend ...

Market Movers Overnight (8 July)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
... commodity prices is expected to slow consumer consumption in all regions of the country. We will receive the US Federal Reserve's view on the current and future state of the global economy tonight at chairman Ben Bernanke's press conference.

This Week's Market Movers (7-11 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... rate, suggest that this trend towards higher unemployment could continue in the months ahead. US Fed Speeches. US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will give a press conference on Tuesday on how the Fed observes the current US economy and the value ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2008
... Australian share market continued to perform well at noon following a strong lead from the financial sector and the US Federal Reserve's decision to leave left interest rates unchanged. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had gained 78.3 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
... losses at food and drug retailers and energy groups outweighed gains in banks ahead of a rate decision by the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday. The FTSE 100 finished down 32.5 points at 5,634.7 after rising 0.8 per cent on Monday. FRANKFURT - The DAX ...