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Reserve Bank Board meeting week and, as expected, official interest rates were kept on hold. But there was an important change in the statement explaining the announcement. The words are now more important than the actual decision. From saying “a further increase in interest rates cannot be ruled out” in September, this week’s statement said… Read more »
New research reveals motorists could be slugged with a ‘colour premium’ or higher car insurance premiums based on the colour of their car. Think your car looks better in black? If you’re looking to save on your car insurance premiums, maybe check with your other-colour car friends first. Research by car insurance comparison service Compare… Read more »
Looking back it is hard to comprehend the way COVID stopped the world and its impact is still affecting many people, industries and the investment sector. CoreLogic has produced a report on the most significant property trends since the pandemic. 1. Housing values have surged since the onset of COVID CoreLogic’s national Home Value Index… Read more »
To mark the start of the football season I had a special edition of The Call this week looking at stocks with a football theme. There are some sport-specific shares on the Australian market, but also a lot with directors who sit across football and corporate boards of directors. I picked 10 stocks in this… Read more »
Okay, I admit I get nervous when the sharemarket is on a record-breaking run and then it gets a few wobbles. I’m old enough to have been through enough sharemarket crashes to be spooked in these situations. I’m sure I’m not alone and a lot of investors would be wondering whether to trim or sell to varying… Read more »
February is confession season for most Australian listed companies, when they have to open their books and reveal their half year results and how they performed in the July-December period. It is a barrage of information and can be pretty overwhelming. There were fears higher interest rates, inflation and a slowing economy would take its… Read more »
At a time when the economy is sagging and household budgets are being squeezed by high inflation and interest rate increases, this week’s government-approved lift in private health insurance premiums on 1 April is the last thing Australians need. The fact the announcement was delayed until after the Dunkley by-election, and just three weeks before… Read more »
State governments are reaping billions from stamp duty and making it harder for home buyers. When property prices rise some of the biggest winners are state governments though their stamp duty river of financial gold. It is a major impediment to buying a property. I reckon every home buyer has felt the financial trauma of… Read more »
The facts are clear that while we have a housing rental crisis, private property investors are doing the heavy lifting. Governments complain but do very little in terms of solving the issues. The most recent data from the Australian Taxation Office shows 2,245,539 Australians or around 20 per cent of Australia’s 11.4 million taxpayers owned… Read more »
Interest rates are a blunt instrument, but governments have more options to help fight inflation. They’re just not using them. The Reserve Bank boss, Michele Bullock, recently said interest rates were a “blunt instrument” when it came to fighting inflation. In other words, the impact of interest rate rises can be a bit of a… Read more »
