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Looming pension deeming rules "lack clarity"

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... change the deeming rules for the Age Pension income testA "only needed two more votes to be passed by the House of Representatives." "We have ten months to get our heads around these." George said despite the likelihood of the bill to be passed, there ...

US Congress votes to raise debt ceiling

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... with no additional debt ceiling increases expected to be needed until 2015. It was passed first in the House of Representatives 221 to 201 after an estimated 30 Republicans reversed their normal tactic of strongly opposing Democrat sponsored legislation ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
... share price index futures contract was down 36 points at 5,089. US Democratic senator Patty Murray and House of Representatives Republican Paul Ryan late on Tuesday announced a federal budget deal for the next two years that would avert another government ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... appeared ready to raise the debt ceiling. The big banks all gained but the big miners slipped after the US House of Representatives and Senate looked poised to confirm a budget deal that will reopen the US government until January 15, and the government ...

Time to be fearful?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
... the numbers in the Senate - 52 against the GOP's 46 (and 2 Independents) - he's short of yes men in the House of Representatives - 200 to the GOP's 232 (with 3 seats vacant). Too many chefs spoil the broth. Failing to be Li Keqiang, Obama's wishing for ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... Index added 82.97 (2.26 per cent) at 3,760.75. A breakthrough in the political logjam seemed at hand when House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner offered to extend the US borrowing authority for six weeks. President Barack Obama is scheduled to ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... government operations at the start of the 2014 fiscal year on Tuesday. But the measure, which goes to the House of Representatives, does not defund President Barack Obama's health-care law, a prime objective of House Republicans. LONDON - European stock ...

Coalition victory to boost business confidence

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... and business credit demand may take time to gain traction." Cassidy added that a clear majority in the House of Representatives is likely to be clouded by a stalemate in the Senate. Furthermore, he believes that a potential confidence pick up will be ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
... possibility the US will launch a military strike on Syria. IG market strategist Chris Weston said news that US House of Representatives speaker John Boehner and majority leader Eric Cantor had signalled their support for President Barack Obama's plan ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... possibility the US will launch a military strike on Syria. IG market strategist Chris Weston said news that US House of Representatives speaker John Boehner and majority leader Eric Cantor had signalled their support for President Barack Obama's plan ...