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RBA Rate Decision – February 2016

Today the Governor and the Reserve Board met and they've kept interest rates on hold for the first meeting of 2016. Now that keeps the cash rate at 2% and we haven't seen the change in the cash rate since May last year. Now the big news of the turn of the calendar year was actually the share market and the jitters that we saw run through those m...

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2015 Share Market & Equities Outlook – Part 3

Sectors in the 2015 Australian Market – Mining, Retail, Healthcare and more   Ben: So let’s look at the sectors. So energy, views on energy. Michael: Look, energy, the price have dropped – with the price drop that we’ve experienced so far, energy is certainly a subject to the companies … Ben: So that’s oil price drop. ...

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2015 Share Market & Equities Outlook – Part 1

2014 Wrap Up and the Oil Market If you've driven past a petrol station recently, you would have noticed the incredibly low price. By now, you would have already noticed the volatility in the oil market in recent months. What does this mean for our economy and the global market? Watch our 2015 Share Markets and Equities Outlook before making any in...

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RBA Rates Decision – June 2010

Today the RBA announced to hold the cash rate for the month of June. That’s after several recent increases that have, in the view of the RBA moved the cost of money back to historically midpoint levels. The next move on rates will be an interesting debate given the recent events of the Euro zone and the ripple effects this is having on the glo...

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