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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said tapering of stimulus measures was not on a "preset course". In testimony to Congress, Dr Bernanke reiterated that the Fed ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... lower, after Wall Street snapped a three-day streak of records as investors looked ahead to Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony to Congress. At 0700 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was down six points ...

A prince, a princess or a frog?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... and asked, "How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man?"...or in our case, how many times must Ben Bernanke retell his reiteration of his repetition about his thoughts on this whole tapering business before financial markets finally ...

Limbo of uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... we come! Nobody can deny that the Australian stock market's recent run of positive performance had been sparked by Ben Bernanke's 11 July remarks that, "a highly accommodative policy is needed for the foreseeable future" - as it did all other equity ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... gains, opening around half a per cent higher. This follows investors' positive reaction to US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's comments on Thursday it would continue to pump money into the US economy. IG Markets strategist Chris Weston said the ...

Peace, be still

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... revised up to 5.6% (from 5.5%). So where to from here, my lovely? My lovely, methinks we've returned to Fedspeak with Bernanke speaking in tongues. Remember this quote attributed to 'the Maestro' Alan Greenspan, "I know you believe you understand what ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... higher after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 vaulted to new records following Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's pledge to maintain the central bank's easy-money policy for the foreseeable future. At 0756 AEST on Friday, the September ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
Australian stocks are higher after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke indicated stimulus measures would remain in place for the forseeable future. Dr Bernanke sent markets alight on Thursday morning when he said the Fed would need to continue ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... thought the $US85 billion a month bond buying program should be wound up by the end of this year. US Fed chairman Ben Bernanke signalled last month that quantitative easing (QE) could end by mid-2014, depending on economic circumstances, which caused ...

Dismiss fixed income at your peril

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... (GSAM) executive director of global fixed income Angus Bell. While recent comments from US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke have signaled a possible tapering of quantitative easing before the close of 2013, the spectre of rising bond yields should ...