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Weekly economic round-up

Despite worldwide speculation and anxiety leading up to US Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan's retirement, financial markets were largely well-behaved when 'the maestro' turned over the helms of the US central bank to White House economic adviser Ben Bernanke ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2006
... negative lead from Wall Street and weaker futures levels. Concern a weaker US productivity report will lead the US Federal Reserve to continue increasing interest rates has dragged down US stocks. The local bourse closed sharply lower yesterday, performing ...

Daily economic update

... building and engineering professionals (up 1.6 per cent). Vacancies declined by 12.6 per cent from a year ago. US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's retirement and last Federal Open Market Committee meeting dominated overseas news. As expected ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2006
... futures levels are any measure despite a negative lead from Wall Street. US stocks fell on Tuesday after the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point for the 14th time in a row. Yesterday the Australian share market ...

Weekly economic round-up

... again rising) energy prices, softer employment conditions and a weak property market. Indications that the US Federal Reserve is near the end of its monetary policy tightening cycle amid still benign US inflation also supported the outlook for steady ...

Daily economic update

... cycle. Any sign of a sharp decline in this sector will further convince financial markets that the end of the US Federal Reserve's tightening campaign is coming very soon.

Daily economic update

... growth in business lending. Overseas, inflation news out of the US reinforces market expectations that the US Federal Reserve is near the end of its policy tightening campaign. US headline CPI fell by 0.1 per cent in December -- its second consecutive ...

Daily Economic Update

... the previous month while the core rate steadied at 2.1 per cent. This report will be viewed positively by the US Federal Reserve as it continues to monitor the effect of energy prices on overall price inflation. However, this positive news on inflation ...

Market wrap

... ground on a drop in oil prices and financial shares falling after economic data reignited worries that the US Federal Reserve may extend its campaign of interest-rate increases. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 1.84 points at 10,881.67. The ...

Daily Economic Update

... be below par and therefore, insufficient to create inflation and force interest rates higher. Overseas, the US Federal Reserve unanimously voted to raise the fed funds rate by another 25 basis point to 4.25 per cent. This was the ninth and the last increase ...