Japan, Australian Stock Futures Advance After Bernanke’s Speech

Bloomberg BusinessWeek Sunday 28th August, 2011

Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese and Australian stock futures rose after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke indicated the U.S. economy isn’t deteriorating fast enough to warrant additional stimulus.

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