by orange_office | May 24, 2023 | Blogs
Are interest rates at their peak? The Reserve Bank paused rates in April before raising a quarter per cent in May in anticipation of a spending-focused Federal Budget. The Budget was actually quite constrained, providing only limited extra welfare support. Inflation...
by orange_office | May 19, 2023 | Blogs
July is a popular time of year to retire as unused annual and long service leave pay will be received in a new financial year in which taxable income will usually be low. Tax will be deducted from payments at source but will be refunded once tax returns are submitted....
by orange_office | May 10, 2023 | Blogs
Borrowers all around the country will be very keen to know if the latest Reserve Bank interest rate increase will be the last. Are we there yet? There is a good chance that we are. When announcing the last rate rise the RBA Governor said sternly that we shouldn’t be...
by orange_office | May 3, 2023 | Blogs
The Reserve Bank surprised most analysts and raised interest rates another notch last Tuesday. This creates the distinct impression that the Bank does not have confidence that the Treasurer and Government will do enough in the Federal Budget to help control inflation....
by orange_office | Apr 27, 2023 | Blogs
The Australian economy is performing strongly at present. There are widespread job vacancies. Shortages of goods and delivery delays continue, though the holdups are reducing. Yet some economists are talking of a recession ahead. What is the logic? Inflation has...
