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The 2010 Federal Budget and What It Means For Interest Rates

Wayne Swan delivered to us his third budget yesterday. And while you’ll be pleased to hear that I am not going to get into a political debate about the pros and cons of it, I think it is worth analysing some of the numbers and how it could potentially effect interest rates in the near [...]

Interest Rates Up Again

Official interest rates where increased for for the sixth time since October today. Below is the statement from the RBA Statement by Glenn Stevens, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision “At its meeting today, the Board decided to raise the cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.5 per cent, effective 5 May 2010. Recently, forecasts for world GDP growth [...]