Inflation contained; Subdued Chinese growth

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Inflation, Weekly petrol prices; Chinese Economic data Inflation contained: The TD Securities-Melbourne Institute monthly inflation gauge rose by 0.7 per cent in December to stand 2.7 per cent higher than a

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Record increase in petrol price

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Weekly petrol prices; Job advertisements; Chinese trade & inflation data Petrol prices lift: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol rose by

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Inflation contained; Term deposits at decade low

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Inflation gauge; Private sector credit; Overseas economic data Inflation contained: The TD Securities/Melbourne Institute monthly inflation gauge rose by 0.2 per cent in September to stand 2.1 per cent higher than

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PEFO non-event; Businesses still gloomy

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Pre-Election Economic & Fiscal Outlook; NAB business survey No change: It was almost certain that the Pre-Election Economic & Fiscal Outlook (PEFO) figures were going to be the same as those

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Inevitable future inflation will favour resources…

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The resource sector continues to be under pressure despite the raging bull market in the US. Unfortunately the currently tepid recovery in the US. economy, as a serviced based economy,

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Inflation dragon in chains

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The Consumer Price Index – the main measure of inflation in Australia – rose by 0.4 per cent in the March quarter, below expectations for a lift of around 0.7

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Australian inflation surprises on the downside

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March quarter inflation came in at just 0.4%, which is less than the 0.7% rise that the consensus of economists had expected and left annual inflation at 2.5% which is

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Global monetary policies could trigger higher inflation

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The aggressive reflationary monetary strategies currently being pursued by major governments globally are likely to result in higher inflation in many economies in the immediate future, which investors will need

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Inflation or Deflation: Are we about to find out?

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Avid readers of The van Eyk View and our other publications know all too well the importance we give to inflation regimes as predictors of future returns. In fact, in

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Barrage of economic data

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There is a barrage of economic data coming out… Retail trade: Retail spending fell by a surprising 0.8 per cent in July after lifting by 1.2 per cent in June.

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