Interest, inflation and stirrings Down Under
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Cuts in US interest rates by the Federal Reserve have made US shares more attractive than bonds and strengthened the US economy. Low unemployment and strong growth have traditionally produced increased inflation, yet this has not proven to be correct for Australian and US markets between 1993 and 1999.
Publication Name: Personal Investor (Melbourne, Vic.)
Subject: Personal finance
ISSN: 0813-2992
Year: 1999
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Beware the super traps
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New regulations will let Australians more investment options for the superannuation fund and this could lead to some risky funds being offered. Investors should be careful that the data a fund marketer is offering is real and not fabricated and that a fund's trustee are experience and qualified.
Publication Name: Personal Investor (Melbourne, Vic.)
Subject: Personal finance
ISSN: 0813-2992
Year: 2000
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Learn to read the econmic road signs
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Economic analysts are often broadly correct about trends but less so about moments of change. More reliable economic indicators include expected levels of world growth, especially that of the US economy, US interest rates, the ratio of export to import prices, the weather, and wage growth.
Publication Name: Personal Investor (Melbourne, Vic.)
Subject: Personal finance
ISSN: 0813-2992
Year: 1999
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