The local sharemarket fell in cautious trade yesterday before US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony to US congress and the release overnight of the minutes of this month's Fed board meeting. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed ...
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The sharemarket recovered as investors piled into high-yield stocks after Thursday's steep decline, which followed the release of US Federal Reserve minutes showing growing concern among Fed members about potential side-effects of its ...
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The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 has closed down 2.3 per cent at 4980.1, its biggest fall in nine months. More than $36 billion was wiped from the value of Australian shares in the market's largest one-day decline since May 18, pulling back from ...
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The sharemarket recorded its biggest one-day fall for nine months after minutes from the US Federal Reserve's recent policy-setting meeting revealed unease about the bank's stimulus efforts. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed down 2.3 per ...
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The dollar was sharply lower today amid rising concerns that the US central bank might soon take steps to start withdrawing the stimulus measures that have supported the world's biggest economy since the global financial crisis. Minutes ...
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Shares were on track for their biggest fall in three months after minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent policy-setting meeting showed rising unease about the US central bank's recent stimulus efforts. Domestic earnings reports had ...
The Australian dollar fell one US cent, after it was revealed that there are concerns about the US Federal Reserve's stimulus program. At 6.30am AEDT the local unit was trading at 102.61 US cents, down from 103.65 cents at ...
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The sharemarket ended its winning streak yesterday on concerns that stimulus measures in the US may be scaled back sooner than expected. The minutes of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting of last month showed disagreement among members ...
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The Australian dollar fell during Asian trade yesterday after the minutes of the US Federal Reserve's December meeting showed some policymakers were pushing for its bond buying program to end as soon as this year. The Fed minutes showed a ...
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The sharemarket fell today, led by resources stocks after minutes of the Federal Reserve's December policy meeting sparked concern US stimulus measures might be scaled back sooner than expected. The Fed minutes, released Thursday, showed ...
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The Australian dollar has fallen after the US central bank hinted it might end its stimulus program earlier than expected. At 07:00 AEDT, the local unit was trading at $US1.0477, down from $US1.0484 yesterday afternoon. The minutes ...
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Bloomberg reported that copper fell by the most in two weeks,paring a weekly gain,as industrial metals dropped after US Federal Reserve policy makers said they will probably end their USD 85 billion monthly bond purchase program sometime ...
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