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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... Australian market has opened flat after Wall Street fell in response to comments from US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke that there was nothing he could do if the US fell off the "fiscal cliff". At 1036 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... Federal Reserve to boost the US economy. Wall Street was higher but fell in the last hour of trade as Fed chairman Ben Bernanke said the US economy is already being hurt by the fiscal cliff standoff in Washington. At 0815 AEDT on Thursday, the December ...

Obama re-election to boost healthcare and banking stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... overhaul of policy, paving the way for some activity in the banking and healthcare sectors. Federal Reserve Bank head Ben Bernanke is largely expected to stay on for another term and Birkhold says this means a continuation of quantitative easing. "The ...

Giving thanks to thanksgiving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... Washington's still in the midst of working on a compromise deal. Only the soundbytes have changed from concerns over Ben Bernanke's warning that, "The realization of all of the automatic tax increases and spending cuts that make up the fiscal cliff ...

Obama victory ignites fiscal cliff fears

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... should benefit from the knowledge that monetary policy will now remain unchanged. Mitt Romney had pledged to remove Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve and was opposed to quantitative easing, which has proven supportive of both equities and ...

Bad everywhere news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... elections, not a month later after announcing QE infinity - policy wise, of course. One surprise could be Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke confirming or denying the New York Times report that he'll not seek a third term whether or not President Obama gets re-elected. ...

Good US housing news is real good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... Virginia, property is good and an improving property market is good for the economy. Now do you still wonder why Ben Bernanke is doing what he's doing? That under QE3, he's buying US$40 billion monthly worth of mortgage-backed securities for as far as ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... deficit-reduction targets. It was the best day for the US market since September 13, when Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke announced further steps by the central bank to speed the economic recovery. Stocks were also helped by speculation that the ...

Why QE3 will work

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... mortal to explain. Over to you Big Ben. In his speech at Jackson Hole last 31 August, US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke already expounded on this: "How effective are balance sheet policies? After nearly four years of experience with large-scale ...

The Fed may have gone too far

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... gone too far, Michael Power, Investec Asset Management strategist, told Financial Standard this morning. Despite Ben Bernanke saying that he will do all he can, there are not many options left, Power said, after the enactment of the Federal Reserve's ...