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Our tax burden makes Kerry Packer’s insults very relevant
I hope National Cabinet at least has a good think about the amount of taxes we’re paying and how public servants are spending our tax money.
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Don’t let market noise spook you right now
Stocks can shock and scare you, but you have to learn to be patient and ignore those short-term scary stories.
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Economists divided on when rates fall, so who’s right?
Rate cuts and when they happen are a work-in-progress, but here’s why I think we’ll see cuts before we start shopping for Christmas presents this…
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Is Dr Jim a poor man’s Keating?
I’ve been asked to assess The Australian’s Judith Sloane’s view on the country’s current Treasurer, Dr Jim Chalmers, who’s seen as the likely successor to…
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I’m a bank cheerleader but purely for money reasons
Am I a cheerleader for banks? My oath I am because I live by the rational view that banks are a useful fact of life.…
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Have the great job numbers killed CBA’s big rate cut call?
Great news on the jobs front but does it KO that ambitious call by the CBA economics team of three rate cuts before year’s end…
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Who determines our interest rates is important
If interest rates weren’t so important, this Labor/Coalition battle over who should be determining our interest rate future would simply be seen as a silly…
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Are we’re getting into RBA rate cutting territory?
More economists are seeing it my way that rate cuts are a lot closer than predicted earlier in the year.
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Be careful about media scare merchants
Negative media merchants can have a detrimental effect on your wealth if you’re predisposed to listening to their gloom and doom.
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A big RBA decision comes this week
This week is set to be a big one for rate worriers, with the RBA to meet tomorrow. We should see cuts by September but…