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Why the Fitch bank ratings review means no mortgage rate cut
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Enlarge textAustralia’s major banks have been given a helping hand in their case to distance their interest rate decision from that of the Reserve Bank.
topJobs still a big worry
While Australia's headline unemployment rate, at 5.2 per cent for December, looks solid, things are looking very shaky if you delve into the figures.
China's soft landing
One of the big fears the market holds for 2012, is that of a hard landing of the Chinese economy.
RICARDO'S BUSINESS || Migration rises > Where's the deodorant?
Good thing Teresa
Gambaro, the Coalition citizenship spokeswoman backed down from her comments
yesterday.
RICARDO'S BUSINESS || CES > What's new in tech
The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is up and
running, and while Apple doesn’t take part, and this is Microsoft’s last year
participating, it still holds its significance because it’s the largest show of
its kind in the world.
RICARDO'S BUSINESS || Private Equity > It's back
Private equity firms are tapping
on the doors of Australian companies, as their share prices languish.
RICARDO'S BUSINESS || ANZ > Friday rates decision
The Reserve Bank's November interest rate cut has encouraged one of Australia's struggling sectors, but not another.
RICARDO'S BUSINESS || A$ > Record vs Euro and to stay strong
There's growing evidence the Australian dollar will continue to stay strong as it hits yet another record against the Euro.
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