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PIMCO appoints Bernanke to advice role

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
PIMCO has appointed former chairman of the United States Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke as senior adviser. Bernanke will contribute his economic expertise and insights to the firm's investment process and periodically engage PIMCO's clients, the bond ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
The share market is trading lower after the United States Federal Reserve flagged an interest rate rise in 2015. A remark from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen indicated the rough timeframe for an interest rate hike, which was sooner than investors ...

Investor confidence index down: State Street

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... Kenneth Froot, who co-developed the index with State Street Associate's Paul O'Connell. Given the United States Federal Reserve's latest quantitative easing program, Froot regarded this third consecutive decline in North American investor confidence ...

The Fed may have gone too far

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
While markets have reacted positively, there is a chance that the United States Federal Reserve has gone too far, Michael Power, Investec Asset Management strategist, told Financial Standard this morning. Despite Ben Bernanke saying that he will do ...

US equities a gateway to emerging markets

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... it had its fastest improvement in one and half years during Q4 2011, growing by 3%. However, The United States Federal Reserve recently opted not to embark on another round of quantitative easing - dubbed QE3 - which would have seen it engage in an aggressive ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... high after Wall Street closed at its highest level since the end of 2007. Positive comments from United States Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, including expectations that the unemployment rate would keep falling, helped Wall Street post its biggest ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
... Tinto had gained six cents to $62.82. There was a muted tone on the market from the open, after the United States Federal Reserve disappointed global markets by holding off with further monetary easing. The Fed also held interest rates near zero and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
Local banks pushed the Australian share market slightly higher at noon, after the United States Federal Reserve said major US banks that were ordered to raise capital had developed sufficient plans. Many of the resource stocks, including Australia's ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
The Australian dollar gained after the United States Federal Reserve kept its target interest rate steady and said it can be "patient" in keeping the rate slow to spur jobs growth, driving the US dollar lower. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading ...

Morning market Wrap: US Fed Reserve holds rates steady

... rates?" The Australian dollar opened stronger today, pushing above the $US0.7050 level after the United States Federal Reserve decision. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7053/62 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7030/34. The ...
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