Reserve Bank employs a ‘jawboning’ strategy

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The Reserve Bank Board has left the cash rate at 4.75 per cent for the ninth straight month (covering eight formal meetings) – the most stable period for rates in... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market report

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Weekly economic and market report for week commencing 17 July 2011 Headline developments of the past week European debt problems took centre stage yet again over the last week. Until... Read more continue reading

State of the states – state & territory performance report

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How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out by analysing eight key indicators: economic growth; retail spending; equipment investment; unemployment, construction work done; population... Read more continue reading

Stock market Bubbles

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Market Bubbles While there is a lot of evidence that stock markets are simply unpredictable, there are times when prices get a long way out of kilter with any sense... Read more continue reading