US President Barack Obama said anti-Wall Street protests in New York and beyond were an expression of public anger over the antics of bankers and frustration over the moribund economy.

IT was amazing to see the images of the Occupy Wall Street protests that are currently unfolding in New York.

Unions lent their muscle to the long-running protests against Wall Street and economic inequality yesterday, with their members joining thousands of protesters in a lower Manhattan march as smaller demonstrations flourished across the US.