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Fed's about to go... or not?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... voting members - of the US Federal Reserve voted for this "action" with only Judas... errr, sowee I meant Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President, Jeffrey M. Lacker, voting against this "action". "I'm so excited and I just can't hide it". There was ...

Blahs take the blues away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... our Olympics theme, it's turning out to be a blah relay. This time, Eric S. Rosengren -- president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - is running with the blah baton. In his interview with the Wall Street Journal, Rosengren told the world that the ...

QE hope - must be getting tough again?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
... seesawing on daily headlines. The latest of which is renewed speculation of Fed stimulus courtesy of Chicago Federal Reserve Bank president Charles Evans. Evans declared on Bloomberg TV that, "I've been in favor of pretty much any accommodative policy ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
... economy. At 0852 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 17 points at 4,101. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago president Charles Evans said he would support measures to generate faster jobs growth, Bloomberg reports. Stocks ...

It's all in the spin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... than expectations to 386K and worse, the previous week's figure was revised higher by 8K to 388K. Also, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's factory index fell to 8.5 in April from a 12.5 in March - less than expectations for a 10.7 print. What's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... Reserve Bank of Australia head of financial stability Luci Ellis takes part in a panel discussion at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta 2012 Financial Markets Conference. In equities news, APN News & Media Ltd is due to hold an extraordinary general ...

Boring same old, same old

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
... more confidence, equals increased credit and spending, equals a better economy. And oh, there was also the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's monthly survey of manufacturing activity that found that manufacturing activity in the region remains solid. ...

Vanguard founder joins MLC board

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
... MLC board. "Jeremy is an industry veteran after initially starting out as an assistant economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond in the USA back in 1979," said MLC chair Geoff Tomlinson "Since then, he has held a series of senior roles over ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... and the Greek bailout also resurfaced, further hurting sentiment. A key US manufacturing index taken by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia showed manufacturing activity took a sharp hit in August, falling to -30.7 from 3.2 in July. In addition ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... "We got some really bad data on top of the sell-off in Europe." A key US manufacturing index taken by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia showed manufacturing activity took a sharp hit in August, falling to -30.7 from 3.2 in July. In addition, US ...