Record cutback in investment plans

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New business investment rose 6.1 per cent in the March quarter, ahead of forecasts centred on a rise of 3 per cent. Spending on buildings rose by 10.5 per cent

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Convincing case to cut rates again

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There’s not a lot of good news in the economy at present. The latest data showed profits, job ads and tourist arrivals all fell. The main piece of good news

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Aussie Government bond yields at 64-year lows

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Australian 10-year bond yields fell to 2.848 per cent last night – the lowest yields since 1948.  What does it all mean? The last time that Australian long-term government bond

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Home sales rebound before grant is scrapped

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New home sales rebound from 11-year lows – new homes sales lifted by 6.9 per cent in April, a partial rebound from March where sales slumped 9.4 per cent to 11-year

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Aussie, Aussie, Aussie

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The Aussie dollar has fallen in response to a bout of new jitters about Europe and China. The weaker currency has a raft of implications for the Australian economy. CommSec

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Manufacturing contraction compounds growth concerns

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Chinese private sector manufacturing contracted for the seventh consecutive month: The HSBC Flash Purchasing Managers Index (the earliest indicator of China’s industrial activity) fell from a final reading of 49.3

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Aussie spending – is the recovery faltering?

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Economy-wide spending rose in April but at the slowest pace in seven months, raising questions about the path of recovery. The Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI) rose by 0.5

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Wages – winners & losers

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Average weekly ordinary time earnings rose by 1.1 per cent in the March quarter with private sector wages up 1.2 per cent and public sector wages up 1.0 per cent.

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Low inflation profile keeps rate cuts on the agenda

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A low inflation outlook and downward revisions to domestic growth forecasts prompted the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates. Given recently accumulated information on demand and the rate of inflation,

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Door opens for Chinese stimulus

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Chinese consumer prices fell by 0.1 per cent in April, dragging annual inflation down from 3.6 per cent to 3.4 per cent. Producer prices rose by 0.2 per cent in

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