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Market Wrap

... yesterday's close of 0.7872/77. The local unit rose by as much as one US cent after US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's testimony to congress on Wednesday drove investors to dump US dollars. Greenspan's commentary also removed speculation that ...

Market Wrap

The US dollar fell against most major currencies today on comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan expressing little concern over the US currency's recent decline. The dollar dropped as low as US$1.2838 per euro, nearing its record low of ...

Market Wrap

... previous session's losses, as investors anticipated upbeat comments on the economy from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan in testimony on Wednesday. The Dow was lifted by manufacturer 3M Co., which raised its dividend, and investors welcomed media ...

US Federal Reserve holds key short-term rate at 1%

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2004
... 45-year low today. Wrapping up a two-day meeting - the first regularly scheduled session of the year - Fed chairman Alan Greenspan and his colleagues left the federal funds rate unchanged at 1%. The funds rate, the interest that banks charge each other ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2004
... year high overnight, as the United States dollar gained strength from comments made by Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7773/78 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7786/91. The local bourse ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar weaker after US jobless claims plunge

... US dollar from the employment report card was then enhanced by positive comments by US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan who said the labour market appeared to have stabilised. This pushed the Australian dollar further south as the New York session ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares, dollar end higher

... the United States tonight on weekly jobless claims as well as an upbeat speech from US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan.

Morning market wrap: US bonds continue sell-off

... US bond yields jumped sharply higher overnight, continuing the sell-off that began in earnest with Fed chairman Alan Greenspan's Congressional testimony last week. The yield on the benchmark 10-year government bond rose 21 basis points to 4.21%, and ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares tumble in early trade

... consolidation overnight in the US bond market, helped by subdued US inflation data and more soothing comments from Alan Greenspan. The Australian dollar was also stronger at $US0.6555, having briefly fallen below $US0.6500 at the height of the bond sell-off ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds claw back losses

US bond yields edged lower overnight, clawing back some of the losses prompted by Alan Greenspan's upbeat semi-annual testimony to Congress. The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond fell 6 points to 3.92%, while the yield on the 5-year bond was down 5 ...