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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... open lower after Wall Street finished down despite a morning rally during the early part of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony to Congress. At 0753 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down 20 points at 5,151. ...

Fed speaks Fedspeak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
Old habits die hard it seems. Didn't US Federal Reserve Big Ben Bernanke already change the definition of Fedspeak to mean clarity of Fed communication of the Fed's intention on monetary policy a long time ago? The original meaning (according to Wikipedia) ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower despite gains on Wall Street ahead of US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony in Congress. At 0646 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down six points at 5,186. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
... Australian market looks set to open higher despite Wall Street falling slightly ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony on the economic outlook to Congress. At 0635 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up ...

It doesn't compute

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... persists, would also put downward pressure on inflation. Having said all these, I still defer to my big namesake, Big Ben Bernanke. He'll sort these out when he speaks before the Bard College at Simon's Rock Commencement, Great Barrington, Massachusetts ...

Will stocks follow Fed exit to the exits?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... changes". Will this go the same way as February when a succession of Fed gabs, led by no other than Fed chairman Ben Bernanke pooh-poohed speculations of an early QE unwinding and soothed market sentiment? Or is this the real thing? Has the time cometh? ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... confidence and overnight gains on Wall Street. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose after US Federal Reserve head Ben Bernanke reaffirmed the central bank's huge monetary easing scheme, but a stronger yen sent Tokyo lower. Investors remained hesitant ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... after a positive performance on Wall Street buoyed by upbeat earnings results and after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said US economic growth had rebounded from the fourth quarter. At 0901 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open virtually unchanged ahead of a speech by US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke. At 0641 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was down three points at 4,686. No major economic news is ...

Market Wrap - AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... said it would not lift interest rates until unemployment was under control. However, the head of the central bank, Ben Bernanke, said the looming fiscal cliff of huge tax hikes and deep spending cuts was already hitting the economy. The yen continued ...