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Rates on Hold ... For Now!

Posted on 05. Apr, 2011 by .

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Yesterday, the Reserve Bank left the cash rate unchanged at 4.75%. And these graphs will help to explain the current dilemma.

For the time being, the RBA's focus is upon "inflation excluding volatile items" — in part caused by the various natural disasters, both here and overseas.

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"Statistics Never Lie, or Do They?"

Posted on 25. Feb, 2010 by .

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There are some interesting outcomes emerging from a wash-up of the recent financial turmoil. Australia has fared best among the Western countries, with its unemployment rate at only 5.3% and falling. But does this now mean you'll start to see wage pressures emerging?

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