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The bulls are back

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... came in below worst fears and the focus stayed on the US$2 trillion stimulus awaiting approval by the US House of Representatives, according to Morningstar. The stimulus package reportedly includes US$500 billion to fund industries impacted by COVID-19 ...

Yellen fedspeaks her mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... Thus, US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's eagerly anticipated semi-annual testimony before the US House of Representatives' Committee on Financial Services offered nothing new. "...labor market conditions have improved substantially" and "there is ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... appeared ready to raise the debt ceiling. The big banks all gained but the big miners slipped after the US House of Representatives and Senate looked poised to confirm a budget deal that will reopen the US government until January 15, and the government ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
... possibility the US will launch a military strike on Syria. IG market strategist Chris Weston said news that US House of Representatives speaker John Boehner and majority leader Eric Cantor had signalled their support for President Barack Obama's plan ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... possibility the US will launch a military strike on Syria. IG market strategist Chris Weston said news that US House of Representatives speaker John Boehner and majority leader Eric Cantor had signalled their support for President Barack Obama's plan ...

Bankruptcy could be bliss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... medium-sized companies." Even that scholar of the Great Depression realised this. In his testimony before the US House of Representatives just a little over than a week ago, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke declared that "Even as fiscal policymakers address ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... points lower at 4,406 points, with 19,742 contracts traded. The passage of legislation through the US House of Representatives towards allowing a lift in the US debt ceiling early on Tuesday (AEST) was not enough to ease investor concern about the long-term ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... Australian shares hit a near 11-month low before negotiations in the US after Republican leaders in the US House of Representatives postponed a vote on legislation to avert the threatened August 2 debt default. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lost 39.2 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
... private client advisor Bill Bishop said progress in the US debt stalemate had buoyed the market. The US House of Representatives has passed legislation allowing a conditional $US2.4 trillion ($A2.25 trillion) increase in the nation's borrowing cap. "That ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2010
... cents, or 1.67 per cent, at $35.26. Mr Smith said the decline went against the expected trend after the US House of Representatives passed President Obama's healthcare legislation that will expand healthcare coverage to 32 million Americans who don't ...
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