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ASFA wants action on tax relief

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
... cent. That's a lot, especially on small accounts." "Treasury still believes there was a revenue shortfall there in the budget in the amount of $10 million," she said. "We're going down to Canberra again to show it is not a revenue item." "We mustn't ...

All up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
... sentiment in the US bond market. But if this is the case, the stock and commodity markets should be down. Sure, a balanced budget and zero debt is good longer-term but reduced government spending and increased taxes constrict economic growth shorter-term. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... US economic pick-up. HONG KONG - Asian stocks ended mostly lower on Monday as news that the United States had agreed a budget to avert a shutdown was tempered by profit-taking and weak Japanese pre-quake trade data. Tokyo fell 0.50 per cent, or 48.38 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
... 5,036.5 points. NEW YORK - US stocks closed lower on Friday as a deadline loomed for Democrats and Republicans to agree on budget cuts before the government would have to shut down. Markets started upward early in the day on optimism that a budget deal ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... opposite directions. The markets had been mixed earlier in the day, after late-night White House talks failed to resolve a budget crisis that could lead to a shutdown of parts of the government. Traders seemed uneasy as Democrats and Republicans continued ...

Fed money drives black swans away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... shutdown'. Yes Virginia, the Democrats and the GOP are currently scrambling in Washington to forge a compromise on government budget cuts else the government will be closed for business on Friday - yes, this Friday, 15 April 2011. Reports say there was ...

Bulls take first quarter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... austerity package. And before the last month of the last quarter of 2011, Portugal will report that it failed to reach its budget deficit target of 7 per cent of GDP in 2010 and instead record a deficit of 8.6 per cent of GDP. Still on European debt ...

Record NSW election loss could slow federal reforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... in co-operation with the Greens, will nonetheless take control of the Senate on 1 July, ensuring smooth passage of the Budget and other reforms such as the Mineral Resources Rent Tax and increases to the Superannuation Guarantee. But legislation requiring ...

Capitalism killed Mars

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011

Tightrope walker

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... forces brought about by the UK government's fiscal austerity, the risk to Britain's economy is to the downside. Latest UK budget data show that the Chancellor of the Exchequer is losing its battle against fiscal austerity with government spending clocked ...