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HECS debt no longer a loan stopper
An election must be looming when the country’s number one bean counter instructs APRA to tell the banks to stop HECS debt being a loan killer!
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Why is economist Warren Hogan saying there’s no way there’ll be a rate cut next week?
While there’s a lot of truth in Hogan’s argument, when predicting the future, economists can make weather forecasters look reliable!
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Will the RBA’s Michele Bullock be the country’s special Valentine?
There’s a woman who hopefully will attract an avalanche of cards and flowers because economists strongly suspect she’ll deliver the first of possibly four rate…
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NAB gives clue RBA cut is two weeks away
NAB gives rate worriers cause to believe the first rate cut might be February 18 by cutting its fixed rate home loan interest rates ahead…
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10 reasons why a rational RBA should cut rates in February
Only a bunch of nervous Nellie public servants or a team of nincompoops would hold back on a rate cut, especially when they know the…
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Sign of the times: Hamish McLennan wants end to cross-media laws
The prominent chair of ARN Media is calling for an end to the “archaic” laws that would stop his company buying Nine’s group of radio…
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AMP’s Shane Oliver on Investing in 2025
After a sensational stock market rally, the US central bank boss has implied that the Yanks will get fewer rate cuts next year. And stock…
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Another attempt to slug our super is dead in the water!
Why is there this continual attempt to slug the super savings of Australians? Isn’t it time just to let our super grow?
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Should we take this pre-Christmas MYEFO gift back?
What are the reasons for the disastrous budget deficit deterioration? Has this delivered a real pickle for future Treasurers and Governments?
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Women to show men how to set RBA interest rates
Treasurer Jim Chalmer may well have been inspired by former UK Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who once advised: “If you want something said, ask…