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Wild Ride for ASX200
Wild Ride for ASX200 At the beginning of May, with the end of the 2013 financial year in sight, investors…

2013 Federal Budget – Facts Without the Political Fiction
2013 Federal Budget – Facts Without the Political Fiction On Tuesday night Treasurer Wayne Swan delivered what many expect to…

Three Aussies in the Top 10
Three Aussies in the Top 10 Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane have all made the global top 10 list of cities…

Household Debt Rises in Line with super funds
Australians have been making compulsory superannuation contributions under the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) scheme since 1992. After two decades, Australians now…

Cyprus: The Tail Wagging the European Dog
Cyprus: The Tail Wagging the European Dog Bank closures and account forfeitures in Cyprus have reignited fears of a European…

High Aussie Dollar Here To Stay
The AUD reached parity with the USD for the first time in recent history in 2010. It was a big…

Winners, Losers And The Impact Of Immigration On The Housing Market
Winners, Losers And The Impact Of Immigration On The Housing Market RP Data recently released its report entitled Pain &…

The US Sequester
The US Sequester The Australian financial press has recently been filled with articles on the “US Sequester”. Most articles have…

Ratings Agencies Highlighted But Downgraded
Ratings Agencies Highlighted But Downgraded After many decades of relative public obscurity, ratings agencies have lately been grabbing headlines for…

Outlook for Interest Rates in 2013
Outlook for Interest Rates in 2013 The RBA’s decision to cut rates in December was a close call. Extracting a…