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6 ASX stocks for your portfolio after Federal Budget 2020-21 – APT, NXT, XRO, TCL, SKI, MGR
October 08, 2020 06:57 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaOn 06 October 2020, the Australian Government released its FY2020-21 budget where it discussed its economic recovery plan. Like most countries across the globe, Australia also experienced a significant impact on its health system, community, and e.....

Bill Gates on COVID: Wait Till Late 2021 to Lead Good Old Times
October 08, 2020 06:48 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaAmid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, many have become habitual of the new ways of living. Number of people have been working from home since long, becoming dependent on digital platforms for socialising, shopping online, making paym.....

Second Covid-19 wave to put UK economy’s growth on hold
October 08, 2020 04:10 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe UK economy had started to recuperate from a recession after contracting during H1 2020, as various industries could reopen after the coronavirus-led lockdown (GDP growth for July 2020: 6.6 per cent). However, the UK treasury officials have warn.....

Trump's casual attitude towards Covid-19 guidelines raises many eyebrows
October 08, 2020 01:56 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaAt the backdrop of Covid-19 pandemic and rising tension between the US and China, the US presidential election in the year 2020 is not the usual one. However, the problems have not deterred President Trump. Despite diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus.....

Labour’s Fiscal Plan before Election 2020 and accusation of $10 billion fiscal hole by National Party
October 08, 2020 02:02 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaOn 1 October, Labour Party released its fiscal blueprint, making few changes to its fiscal plan, apart from the tax changes made earlier, with the party stating that it has reserved double the amount of money of what New Zealand National Party woul.....

NZ Meat Industry Amid Coronavirus : Can e-commerce make up for the lost Hospitality Market?
October 07, 2020 06:55 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaNew Zealand’s total meat and edible offal export was valued at 685.39 thousand tons for the period (between January-August 2020), which is slightly higher by 0.33% compared to the same period last year. The country’s exports totalled a.....

Zooming the Lens on Australia’s Housing Market
October 07, 2020 05:29 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaWith the economy locked in a crisis mode, Australia’s struggle to stabilise its property market continues as housing prices show a downward streak at the national level for the month of September. Housing prices declined by 0.1% nationally in.....

New 95% LTV state-backed mortgages: Why lenders are concerned?
October 07, 2020 04:20 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaBuying a property has been one of the major things in the to-do lists of individuals, but when it comes to financing the property, a large section of people approach housing financiers, lenders and other financial institutions dealing with mortgage.....

Australian Economy: RBA toes the line, keep the rates unchanged at an all-time low
October 07, 2020 04:16 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaAs largely expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept monetary policy setting untouched at the October Monetary Policy Decision on 6 October. These unchanged parameters include cash rate target, the yield on three-year Australian Government.....

Why has John McAfee been arrested?
October 07, 2020 04:03 PM AEDT| By Edita IvancevicJohn David McAfee, a famous computer programmer and founder of McAfee antivirus software, was arrested in Spain yesterday after being accused of several felonies by the US authorities. Mr McAfee had been accused of evading tax, after earning milli.....

Take away from 1st US Presidential Debate, effect on ASX stocks?
October 07, 2020 03:44 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaAhead of the crucial elections in the US, President Donald Trump and his Democrat opponent Joe Biden indulged in the first edition of debate on 29 September 2020 in Ohio. Nevertheless, the debate soon turned out to be a chaotic dispute featuring po.....

UK Government’s Plan to Power Every Home with Wind Energy: Is it a Viable Move?
October 07, 2020 04:20 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaIn a speech at the Conservative Party’s virtual conference on 6 October 2020, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is all set to take a pledge to power every home in the UK with the offshore wind within a decade. The government will also be unve.....

How are the Aussie and the Kiwi Dollar Looking on the Charts?
October 07, 2020 01:31 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaAUD/USD: Entering Primary Uptrend Corridor AUD/USD broke out of the downward sloping trendline in the last quarter and is now taking support at USD 0.7128 level. The ability of the currency to sustain the present breakout would decide the future d.....

Clean Sweep for Biden anticipated, how is Wall Street placed?
October 07, 2020 12:10 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaA dismal blend of coronavirus worries, and presidential uncertainty has grappled Washington, leaving investors worried amid a volatile environment. Coronavirus has infected more than 7 million people in the US and resulted in more than 215,0.....

Real Estate Price Uptick for a Third of Capital Cities in September
October 07, 2020 12:10 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaReal estate industry, like several other sectors, experienced adverse impacts, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Australian real estate sector also witnessed subdued demand, with major impacts seen in capital cities. Housing values in September .....

Is the Australia New Zealand travel bubble a viable solution?
October 06, 2020 08:10 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaAustralia is New Zealand's largest target market, and as per July 2020’s update, Australians contribute ~1.5 million tourists’ arrival, which is 40 per cent of New Zealand's total arrivals on yearly basis. Moreover, the Australians had .....

Are acquisitions setting the new trend for ASX 300 Gold Shares - Saracen and Northern Star under Spotlight
October 06, 2020 06:28 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe ASX top two beneficiaries of the recent gold rush – Northern Star Resources Limited (ASX:NST) and Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited (ASX:SAR) are on a path to merge, with both miners agreeing on a $16 billion merger, calling it a merger-of.....

Share Buybacks and Dividends still under Fed leash: Extends Restrictions
October 06, 2020 05:06 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaDividend stocks have been one of the favourite picks for many investors across time. Companies formulate dividend pay-out policies to cater to the expected needs of investors post taking the capital allocation decision into consideration. There has.....

Where can you use bitcoin?
October 06, 2020 04:05 PM AEDT| By Edita IvancevicEver since cryptocurrencies are getting recognised by more and more people, the price of bitcoin has drastically gone up. The high price caused an even higher demand, which resulted in more stores and companies accepting bitcoin as a way of payment.....

State Pension Age Raised To 66 Years: What All You Need to Know
October 06, 2020 03:20 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe state pension age (SPA) has been increased to 66 years following which the millions of individuals looking forward to enjoying the benefits of pension will be mandatorily required to wait till they attain an age of 66 years. The new state pensi.....
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