Financial Planning News

Reasons Australia will avoid a recession

 

Please clieck here to view Shane Oliver's thoughts on why Australia will avoid a recession. 

Key points raised are: 

  • President Trump’s trade war poses a threat to Australian economic growth…

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The Trump Dump in shares

 

Please click here to view Shane Oliver's views on the recent share market falls.

Key points raised are :

  • Share markets have fallen further on US President Trump’s worse than expected tariff…

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2025-25 Federal Budget

 

Last night the government handed down its Federal Budget for 2025-26.  A detailed summary can be found here.

The key measures announced were as follows, noting that these are proposals only at this…

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Share market falls - things for investors to bear in mind

 

Please click here to view Shane Oliver's views on the recent share market falls.

 

Key points raised are :

  • Share markets have fallen sharply in recent weeks uncertainty around President Trump’s…

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Australian home prices turning back up again

 

Please click here to view Shane Oliver's views on the Australian home prices.

The key points raised are:

  • CoreLogic data shows average home prices rose 0.3% in February, after a brief three-month…

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RBA starts cutting rates - what are the implications?

Please click here to read Shane Oliver's views on the RBA decision to start reducing interest rates.

Key points raised are:

  • As widely expected the RBA cut it's cash rate to 4.1% from 4.35% after…

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Trump Tariffs - Implications for investors

 

Please click here to read Shane Oliver's views on the Trump tariffs and the implications for investors and Australia.

The key points raised are:

  • US President Trump has announced tariffs on…

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What's driven the fall in the Australia dollar?

 

Please click here to view Shane Oliver's thoughts on the recent fall in the Australian dollar.

Key points raised are 

  • The Australian dollar has been hit since September by the return of Trump, a…

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2025 Macro Investment Outlook

 

Please click the link below to view Shane Oliver's views on the marco investment outlook for 2025.

Key points raised are :

  • 2024 was a strong year for investors with shares up strongly on the…

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2024 Review, 2025 Outlook

 

Please click the link below to view Shane Oliver's review of 2024 and outlook for 2025.

Key points raised are:

  • The key themes for 2024 were: better than expected growth, global divergence, more…

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