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Obama says no deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner offered to extend the US borrowing authority for six weeks. President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet with Republican leaders on Thursday. The Boehner proposal would not end the government shutdown. LONDON ...

There is fear in the market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
... Nasdaq Composite Index lost 17.05 points, or (0.46 per cent, to 3,677.78. Markets took in stride comments by President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Fed veteran Janet Yellen, who said she would keep policy focused on boosting growth. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... ceiling, so I'd say there will be some upside in stocks in the next week." Mr Radford said confirmation US President Barack Obama would nominate Janet Yellen to replace outgoing Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke may also help stem the losses on Wednesday. ...

Obama expected to pick Yellen as US Fed chair

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
US President Barack Obama will nominate Federal Reserve vice-chair Janet Yellen to be the next head of the US central bank, White House officials have said. If confirmed by the Democrat controlled US Senate, Yellen would become the first woman to hold ...

Counting up and counting down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... the US to default on its debt on the last day of trading last week. Soothing words especially coming after US President Obama's reminder that, "There's a precedent for a government shutdown, there's no precedent for a default". But that was Friday last ...

Impasse ends when Wall Street says stop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... 2014 fiscal year on Tuesday. But the measure, which goes to the House of Representatives, does not defund President Barack Obama's health-care law, a prime objective of House Republicans. LONDON - European stock markets were hesitant as traders reacted ...

Li gets what Li likes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013