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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
... percent, with banks and oil shares leading the way as US economic growth came in weaker than expected before the US Federal Reserve's interest rate decision later in the day. The FTSE 100 closed at 5,837.3 points, down 47.9 or 0.81 percent. FRANKFURT ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
The Australian share market was 0.6 per cent stronger just after noon, tracking gains on Wall St, after US investors bought financials in anticipation of yet another rate cut by the Fed. Higher commodity prices supported local mining and energy stocks. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
... Britain's top shares surged 1.7 per cent in a global rally, as banks and miners forged higher and investors bet the US Federal Reserve would serve up another interest rate cut. The FTSE 100 closed at 5,885.2 points, up 96.3 or 1.66 per cent. FRANKFURT ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
... shrugging off a positive run by US equity markets which rose overnight on strengthening expectation that the US Federal Reserve again will cut rates this week. At 1015 AEDT, the S&P/ASX200 index was down 48.8 points to 5811.5 and the All Ordinaries had ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
... share market jumped again yesterday after Wall Street surged overnight amid general market acceptance of the US Federal Reserve's surprise interest rate cut on Tuesday. The S&P/ASX200 index found 168.1 points, or 3.11 per cent, to 5,580.4 and the All ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... to 4636.76 TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei rebounded from two days of heavy losses after a surprise rate cut by the US Federal Reserve. The Nikkei gained 256.01 points to close at 12,829.06. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks rose over 10 per cent as a US rate cut ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2008
... yesterday's alarming global market slump, boosted by a surprise, emergency 75 basis points interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve. Global investors braced themselves for another big day of losses amid recession fears. But the glimmer of hope from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2008
... overnight and losses on Wall Street were limited by a surprise 75 basis point cut in interest rates by the US Federal Reserve. Base and precious metals were higher overnight but oil fell. At 0809 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
... the solution to this and not the problems, and the solution being taken by the various central banks and the US Federal Reserve on interest rate movement, it will start to stimulate a bit more confidence back into the economy and we'll settle down. "Volatility ...

We'll cut rates again if we have to: US Fed

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2008
US Federal Reserve governor Ben Bernanke has warned that he is ready to cut rates further if that is what is necessary to shake the US economy out of its slow slide into recession, raising speculation that the AUD and oil prices will continue to skyrocket. ...