US Federal Reserve to keep buying bonds at $85bn monthly pace
No explicit indication that Fed is close to scaling back programme, despite intense market speculation to that effect
Markets
Asian shares tumble after US Fed confirms it plans to ease stimulus
Falls on Asian bourses follow overnight drops in US stocks and bonds, with negative Chinese economic data adding to pressure
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Rand gains on good data
Local currency strengthens following release of better than expected consumer price index and trade data in SA
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JSE ends in red as markets await Bernanke speech
JSE follows global markets lower amid nervousness ahead of speech by US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke
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Oil gains on lower US stockpile, all eyes on Fed
Oil prices rise slightly as investors look to meeting of US Federal Reserve for clues on outlook for its stimulus plan, which underpins commodity prices
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Gold holds steady ahead of Fed policy statement
Gold holds steady ahead of outcome of latest Federal Reserve policy meeting, as traders await further guidance on future of US central bank’s quantitative easing plan
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Opinion
How Nigeria’s welcome oil discovery became its curse
Simon Lincoln Reader
Even a brief glance over the world’s history of oil will tell you that whoever coined the phrase ‘resources curse’ was probably staring at Nigeria
Markets
Gold price a casualty of US Fed stimulus programme
Global investors have reduced their holdings in the metal amid fears that the Fed will end its monetary stimulus programme sooner than expected
BD Alpha
Central banking’s new face
Abenomics and the Bank of Japan are already changing debates about the relationship between central banks and governments, writes Paola Subacchi
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