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Fed Gloom

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
Market Movers Overnight (16 July) Fed Gloom US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony before the US Congress last night catapulted the Australian dollar to a 25-year high in overnight trading. The Australian dollar broke above the US$0.9800 ...

Market Jitters Redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
... And recent indicators in the US housing market show that this might take just a little bit longer. US Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke's monetary policy testimony tomorrow night will give investors further clues on the Fed's thinking over this renewed ...

Market Movers Overnight: Bernanke's speech

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
Last night US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke before the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Forum in Arlington, Virginia, where he stressed that the Fed remains committed to financial stability and that the US Central Bank may extend ...

This Week's Market Movers (7-11 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... suggest that this trend towards higher unemployment could continue in the months ahead. US Fed Speeches. US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will give a press conference on Tuesday on how the Fed observes the current US economy and the value of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
... All Ordinaries dipped 4.8 points, or 0.08 per cent, to 5,698.2. NEW YORK - US stocks dipped after US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke expressed concerns about the prospect of rising long-term inflation and Moody's flagged downgrades for big bond ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
... exporters gained on a weaker yen, though banks dragged on the market after pessimistic comments by US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. The Nikkei gained 164.82 points to end at 14,118.55, its highest close since January 11. HONG KONG - Hong Kong ...

Let the sub-prime post-mortem begin

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
... a layer of ill-discipline among lenders that fueled the speculative environment even more. Former US Federal Reserve chairman Dr Alan Greenspan's decision to put more cheap money into the housing market through cheap housing interest rates also attracts ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
... but on the whole it's really the banks that are leading the way down," he said. Mr Knight said the US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's warning that the troubled housing sector could cause small-bank failures was affecting local finance stocks. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
... the ticker code TEU. Australian stocks overcame a poor start on Friday to rise 1.4 per cent after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke reignited hopes for another US rate cut by Christmas. The local rally would have been stronger if National Australia ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2007
... from problems in the US sub-prime mortgage market. "The market is pretty confident that Bernanke (US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke) will be pretty aggressive in trying to prop up the market," Mr Foulsham said. Among the major banks, the National ...