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Is it safe?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... know? I hope the weekend has provided financial markets some breathing room to sober up and intelligently ponder what Ben Bernanke actually told you...I...and Irene. Wall Street finished in the black on the last trading day of last week's volatile trading ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... recovered after several lurches up and down throughout the day. Markets have been on edge since Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday that the Fed planned to taper its bond-buying program later this year. LONDON - European stock markets ...

The great unwind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... 'we'll taper soon'." Sorry to spoil your immortal classic Frank (Sinatra) but "I love you" just doesn't apply to Ben Bernanke right now. Not with the trashing the equity markets, the bond markets and the commodity markets -- from New York to Rio and ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... looks set to open sharply lower following hefty falls on international markets after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank may start winding back its stimulus measure before the end of the year. At 0817 AEST on Friday, the June ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... per cent, with a similar result from the broader All Ordinaries index. The falls follow comments from Fed chairman Ben Bernanke that the US central bank could begin winding back its $US85 billion-a-month bond-buying program some time later this year ...

The Big Benny sings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... Was that the song we've waited all this time for Big Benny to sing? The song remains the same to me. The same tune Ben Bernanke sang on the 22nd of May. The June FOMC statement was practically a rehash of the one released after the May meeting...except ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... The Australian market looks set to open lower following sharp falls on Wall Street after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank expects to taper its bond-buying stimulus measure later this year. At 0810 AEST on Thursday, the June ...

Yes, no, I don't know

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
It's now or never. Last chance to place your bets - check, raise or fold - before Big Ben Bernanke shows his hands. Gauging from Wall Street's back-to-back gains over the first two trading days of this week, it appears that the money is on Big Ben revealing ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... kicked off a two-day meeting that will culminate in a Wednesday policy statement and news conference with chairman Ben Bernanke. Investors in recent weeks have speculated the Fed would soon taper its $US85 billion ($A89.44 billion)-a-month bond-buying ...

No need to fear 1994-style crash

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... research David Buckle. Global bonds and equity markets have shown signs of stress following Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's suggestion that the time may be approaching to bring the central bank's quantitative easing program to a close. But Buckle ...