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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... closed down sharply overnight amid an apparent failure to reach a deal on cutting the US budget deficit and to extend stimulus measures into next year. London's FTSE-100 gave up 2.62 per cent, Frankfurt's DAX lost 3.35 per cent and France's CAC-40 dropped ...

Europe push-US pull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... of 17 in October. This is the highest level since May 2010 (when the government implemented another round of housing stimulus) and better than predictions for a reading of 18. While this remains below 50 -- indicating that more respondents still see ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... slated for release Wednesday. After its September 21 meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee unveiled a $US400 billion stimulus plan to boost the faltering economy, a move opposed by three of the Fed's policy panel 10 members. The bond market, closed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... in opposite directions. LONDON - European stocks slumped after the US Federal Reserve disappointed investors with its stimulus plans and warned of serious downside risks amid the stubborn eurozone debt crisis. Sentiment was further damaged by escalating ...

Twisting the blues away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... stayed there! Does anybody think the Fed would have twisted if it viewed the economy differently? Duh! With this latest stimulus - along with the IMF's gloomy global outlook (one of my contrarian indicators - don't be surprised that I'm starting to regain ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... have fallen on fresh concerns over banks' exposure to indebted Greece, but losses were capped by expectations of more stimulus measures from the US Federal Reserve. However the European single currency recovered to $US1.3724 on Wednesday from $US1.3702 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
... Tuesday amid Greek debt concerns and as investors awaited the end of a Federal Reserve policy meeting hoping for new stimulus for the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 7.65 points (0.07 per cent) to finish 11,408.66. The broader S&P 500 ...

Waiting and hoping

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... and monetary authorities that something - anything - must be done to stop the rot, what we're witnessing this time is stimulus fatigue and clamour for governments of all stripes to be austere compounded by high inflation. It's too late for remorse now ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... in the world economy. The tumble began after a weak opening on Wall Street, driven down by scepticism over a US jobs stimulus and doubts about European banks, especially after the IMF chief reiterated her urgent plea that lenders recapitalise in view ...

Obama punts on US$300bn jobs package

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... who thought his climbdown last month with Congress over the debt ceiling would make him gun-shy, by proposing a jobs stimulus package that is nearly as big as the entire Australian commonwealth annual budget. Adjusted for relative population size, president ...