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US Fed hints rates holiday may be over

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2007
... population a lesson," said US Fed vice chairman Donald L Kohn in a major speech on Wednesday. "To minimize moral hazard, central banks should operate as much as possible through general instruments not aimed at individual institutions." Kohn said the ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2007
... settled down 20 cents at $762 an ounce. On central-bank gold sales, gold and gold receivables held by euro zone central banks fell by 108 million euros to 185.975 billion euros in the week ending October 12, the European Central Bank said on Tuesday. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2007
... 1,542.84. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 4.14 points at 2,733.57. LONDON - Britain's top share index rose after major central banks in England and Europe kept interest rates on hold, while Northern Rock led gains after sources said Citigroup had offered ...

Sub-prime currency fall-out

SUZY MAC IS ON LEAVE  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2007
With central banks lowering official interest rates in response to sub-prime induced credit crunches rather than due to fundamental parameters, we could be in for some unpredictable currency movements. This week the US Federal Reserve slashed their ...

Credit crunch shows banks still lead the system

SUZY MAC IS ON LEAVE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2007
While central banks having to provide lines of credit to lenders as a result of the credit crunch is dragging the banking sector into the crisis, it shows how institutional investors are still as a group too weak to not require banks to lead them, said ...

Here, kitty kitty

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2007
... combination of falling supply and rising demand for basic food produce is set to bring serious inflationary pressures to central banks later this year." Drought and flooding across the globe have already cut harvest forecasts between 10 and 20 per cent ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2007
... stocks were little changed overnight as concerns about subprime mortgage exposure haunted financial shares even as central banks pumped cash into the global financial system. Stocks had spent much of the session higher, led by Boeing and Apple, suggesting ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2007
... stocks were little changed on Monday as concerns about subprime mortgage exposure haunted financial shares even as central banks pumped fresh cash into the global financial system. Stocks had spent much of the session higher, led by Boeing and Apple ...

The price of pain

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2007
... contributed 2-3 billion Swiss francs (1.97-2.96) and our own Reserve Bank injected 4.95 billion into the banking system. Central Banks are maintaining a vital function in ensuring the banks have enough cash to settle with each other and their customers ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2007
... share index tumbled nearly four per cent, its biggest fall in more than four years, as a lending squeeze that forced central banks to inject cash into the banking system spooked investors. The FTSE 100 index closed down 3.7 per cent at 6,038.3 -- its ...