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US retains World Bank leadership

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... weight and shares and therefore the United States will get it," said Okonjo-Iweala at a briefing on the country's 2012 budget. Treasurer Wayne Swan welcomed the news and said the appointment of Kim is an excellent addition for the development agency. ...

What price surplus?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... to redirect some spending to where it is needed most. I can also tell you there won't be a lot of new spending in this budget." In Economics 101, we were taught that GDP is equal to C plus I plus G plus (X minus M). This is growth equals the sum of consumption ...

Retirement funding needs aged care inclusion

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
As budget cuts to public spending loom, wealth providers are warning the cost of aged care needs to be factored into retirement planning. "The likelihood of care and its associated cost needs to be recognised at the beginning of retirement, not when ...

Indonesian inflation falls to 4.25pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... subsidies, something made harder by the Indonesian Crude Oil Price that the archipelago nation has to pay being 15% above budget forecasts due to geopolitical tension in the Middle East. Nonetheless, core inflation in Indonesia this year is down to 4.25% ...

Budget tightening to hit IMR

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
Revenue constraints and an unwillingness to concede reductions in the tax base may impact the timing of the Investment Manager Regime. That was the inference made by Treasury official Rob Heferen at the Senate Standing Committee on Economics yesterday. ...

Can't lose

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... China that the lucky country has to worry about this time. It also now faces the added uncertainty of the magnitude of the budget cuts that'll be announced next month. But while these look bad, they're really not much to worry about. Europe being cactus ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... billion) at auction but was forced to pay higher rates amid fresh concerns over its strained public finances despite a tough budget. That helped theDow Jones Industrial Average sink 124.72 points, or 0.9 per cent, to 13,074.83. The tech-rich Nasdaq was ...

Former minister joins Cbus

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... university fees in the form of HECS. As Treasurer in the Keating government, Dawkins became known for bringing down a tough budget that culminated in his decision to resign from politics. "As Treasurer, Mr Dawkins was responsible for both the SGC and ...

Can't fix what's not broken, yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... for an immediate rate reduction and its name is Wayne Swan. He's gonna cut fiscal spending to make good on his promised budget surplus - a tax on the economy. The RBA must do something to at least negate this. If he was unwavering last week, he would ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... 6,946.83 points and in Paris the CAC 40 gained 1.26 per cent to 3,423.81 points. Madrid advanced 1.23 per cent as news of the budget came through and Milan added 0.45 per cent after sharp losses on Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly fell on growing ...