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Monetary Policy versus Fiscal Policy- The post-LIBOR world in Australia
October 24, 2019 03:13 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaA nation requires certain tools and governance to achieve its?macroeconomic?objectives. Two such tools, rather policies to give a push to the economy in recession?and restrain it when it is overheating are the monetary policy and fiscal policy. Both...
Charting Out Trade Deals-India, China and Australia
October 16, 2019 07:07 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaA trade agreement is a contractual arrangement executed between states defining their trade relationships and guaranteeing investments. It may be bilateral or multilateral, that is, between two states or more than two states. For majority of the cou...
Catch a Glimpse of RBA’s October Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes
October 16, 2019 05:28 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaAmidst global trade tensions and mounting recession pressure, RBA recently lowered the domestic interest rates further to 0.75 per cent. In its recently released October meeting minutes statement, the RBA has discussed the concerns that led to this 2...
US-China Partial Trade Deal Drives ASX and Asian Stocks
October 14, 2019 09:07 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaIn a major breakthrough in the US-China trade dispute, the US has agreed to suspend its next tariff hike (planned for October 15th) on USD 250 billion worth of Chinese imports. In return, Beijing has committed to buy up to USD 50 billion of goods fro...
US Stock Markets No Longer Home to Chinese Companies
October 01, 2019 01:21 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaRising Trade Tensions Between US and China: The US ? China trade war has brought in tremendous challenges to the global markets and has caused major turmoil on the economic front. The tensions between the two countries have taken shape of high tarif...
New Zealand Maintains Cash Rate At 1%, Australia Expected To Slash Further Amid Global Turmoil
September 27, 2019 04:18 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaOn 25 September 2019, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand?s Monetary Policy Committee announced to have kept the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 1.0 percent, considering the fact that the new information since the August 2019 Monetary Policy Statement did no...
Are Housing Risks On A Downswing Now?
September 24, 2019 01:30 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe Australian housing market has been a hot topic for quite a long time now, with some frequent developments in the market continuing to hold investors? attention. The property market of Australia has been following a trough and crest pattern, show...
Three Cues From The Latest Figures On Unemployment Rate
September 20, 2019 01:26 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaDespite having a diversified and skilled services-based workforce, the country has been facing turmoil in its labour market. The persistence of higher unemployment rate in Australia has remained a cause of concern for the Reserve Bank of Australia (R...
RBA Keeps Cash Rate Unchanged at 1%; ABS Reports Dip In June Quarter Housing Prices
September 19, 2019 01:35 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaRBA has kept the cash rate unchanged in September at 1 per cent, after assessing developments in both the domestic and international economies in Monetary Policy Meeting of the Reserve Bank Board. Although the escalation of the US-China trade disput...
Understanding The Concept of Gig Economy
September 13, 2019 11:50 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe world is experiencing a growing trend of side jobs taken by individuals to earn some extra money or get greater independence over a job. The innovation in technology has made it easier for individuals to earn via profitable side-gigs. Many count...
Will RBA Go For Unconventional Monetary Policy Amid Current Economic Scenario?
September 12, 2019 11:25 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe major economies of the world, including Australia and the United States, are adopting monetary policy measures to stimulate their economic growth. Both these countries have recently adopted the conventional monetary policy stance by reducing thei...
Australia Records First-Ever Current Account Surplus Since 1975 In June Quarter, While a Fall In Retail Turnover In July
September 04, 2019 10:21 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaOn the global front, investors have been eyeing the recently released alarming figures of the US Manufacturing Index; however, on the domestic front, the following announcements have garnered the investors? attention: GDP Growth Rate in June 2019...
Big Four Audit Firms under Regulatory Scrutiny in Australia Over Operational Discrepancies
August 08, 2019 03:15 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe Big Four auditing firms, Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC, have come under the scrutiny of multiple inquiries in Australia by the senior department of the parliament and by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) that are looking in...
Bond Yields Plummet Globally Amid Lower Interest Rates & US-China Trade Conflict
August 06, 2019 03:25 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaInterest rates share a close and inverse relationship with bond prices, that further shares an inverse relationship with bond yields. Do you know why bondholders fear a rise in interest rates? Generally, all bonds carry an interest rate risk as fluct...
Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates by 25 Basis Points; ASX Closes Lower
August 01, 2019 07:01 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaFor the first time since 2008 financial crisis, the Federal Reserve has reduced its key policy rate by 25 basis points, stating concerns over the global economy and subdued U.S. inflation. The US Federal Reserve has also signalled that it will?reduce...
Australian CPI Surpasses Expectation; Market Eyeing Further Rate Cuts
August 01, 2019 02:12 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaMr Phillip Lowe, RBA?s Governor has signalled that a period of low interest rates is expected to stay in the country, while addressing at the Anika Foundation Luncheon last week. He also mentioned that the interest rates will remain low until the inf...
What’s Brewing Within Australia’s Liquor Industry?; Wine And Beer In Focus
July 23, 2019 03:51 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaAccording to the number revealed by the Australia Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the total alcohol consumption in Australia has been on a decline since 2008-09, reaching a record low of 186 million litres of pure alcohol, or 9.4 litres for every person...
Global Scenario still on the Doldrums; US’ tiff with Iran and China
July 05, 2019 01:15 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe dust doesn?t seem to settle on the global front as President Donald Trump forewarns Iran of the ?threats that could come to bite the nation? after the capital city Tehran declared its decision to breach the 2015 nuclear deal signed during the era...
Europe And China Colluding To Challenge The US Dollar Hegemony
June 25, 2019 07:29 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaA new struggle may be transpiring on the global front as it is being speculated that Europe and China are quietly and strategically planning to shore up the Euro and Renminbi, respectively, to rally against the international pre-dominance of the US D...
Retirement Cash Flow Plans In ambiguity As Interest Rates Drops
June 23, 2019 09:15 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaCash flow management and liquidity are important considerations for investors approaching retirement as they experience many changes in their lives related to their health, income, lifestyle and financials, when they no longer work. The priorities sh...
AI on the Rise: A Look at Top AI Companies and Their Stocks