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Your investor calendar: what to watch on the markets this week
A light local diary hands the spotlight to the US this week. Here's what to watch on the markets.
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Has economic pessimism taken hold in Australia?
Feeling gloomy about the future? You’re not alone. New data shows economic pessimism is growing in Australia, and the implications reach far beyond the hip…
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The next big IPO the experts are watching isn’t what you expect
The standout new listing to watch right in the coming days might just be this little-known Italian web company. Meet Bending Spoons
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How Trump’s bid to control the US interest rates just failed
The Federal Reserve, under pressure from President Donald Trump to cut interest rates and bend to his will, just got an important assist from the…
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Why are central banks holding so much gold right now?
What's behind this increased desire from the world's central banks to hold physical gold bullion?
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Albo threatens $99m fines against social giants: is he risking more Trump tariffs?
PM Anthony Albanese has doubled fines for social giants breaching the social media ban to $99m. Here's why it risks attracting additional Trump tariffs.
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Why this economist predicts one more RBA rate rise in August
Most experts agree that - for now, at least - the Reserve Bank that has finished hiking interest rates. KPMG chief economist Brendan Rynne told…
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What a strong El Niño could mean for Australian jobs and food prices and more
El Niño events like the one just declared can affect Australians indirectly through its impacts on food production and prices.
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Uranium stocks are having a ‘supercycle’ moment, but should you invest? We ask the experts
Uranium stocks are one of the market's most talked-about themes. On Switzer TV this week, two guests landed on the same call.
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Big companies are offshoring jobs again: why it risks Australia’s ‘corporate brain’
Australian companies are not simply moving work offshore. They are globalising key parts of their corporate brain.