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Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2006
... HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks ended basically unchanged as investors remained cautious ahead of this week's US Federal Reserve meeting, however commodities helped push H shares higher. The benchmark Hang Seng index dropped four points to 15,804.81. WELLINGTON ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2006
... domestic bourse. Most investors are expected to remain cautious heading into the end of the financial year and the US Federal Reserve meeting this week. On the Sydney Futures Exchange the September share price index was 16 points firmer at 4966. On the ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2006
... three-month core inflation rate to 3.6 per cent -- the highest since April 1995. This is important because the US Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, recently stressed that the Fed is particularly monitoring the three- and six-month trends in the ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2006
... week fell by 8,000 to 295,000 from a week earlier. Expectations were for an increase to 320,000. Comments from US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke also helped ease market anxiety over the country's growth outlook. In his speech before the Economic ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
... three-month core inflation rate to 3.6 per cent -- its highest level since April 1995. This is important because the US Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, just last week stressed that the Fed is particularly monitoring the three- and six-month trends ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2006
... earlier). The accelerating trend in core PPI has added to the current anxiety in financial markets but the US Federal Reserve will be more interested in tomorrow's CPI report to see whether these pipeline price pressures are passing through to the US ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2006
... by financial markets, with some even anticipating a 50 basis point increase. Market attention is now on the US Federal Reserve which will hold its next Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting towards the end of this month. Recent hawkish statements ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2006
... share market is expected to open sharply weaker, weighed down by heavy stock market falls globally after the US Federal Reserve hinted at a hike in interest rates. On the Sydney Futures Exchange the June share price index contract was down 35 points ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2006
... yields on 10-year Treasuries up by around 3 basis points to 5.02 per cent. Last night's rout was sparked by US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's comment which suggested that interest rates will keep on rising (to keep inflation in check) amid a ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2006
... following the release of higher-than-expected US CPI inflation in April. This prompted speculation that the US Federal Reserve would be force to raise interest rates again when the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meets again at the end of next month. ...