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This is an article sure to elicit controversy given most people reading it will own shares in these large Australian companies either directly, through index ETFs or through their Super.

A report from Redfin found that 38% of recent homebuyers under the age of 30 received family money in order to afford their downpayment.

China’s and Australia’s economies are in some ways on opposite trajectories. Monetary policy rates continue to climb in Australia amid sticky inflation. A recent interest rate reduction in China, meanwhile, is unlikely to stoke demand. One attribute they’ll likely share: a slowdown in growth for the rest of the year.

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There are some important things that all Australian investors should know before participating in a DRP. In this post, we'll cover five things that you need to know about DRPs.

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The hawkishness of the U.S. Federal Reserve at its December meeting set the tone for markets in December, even as there is clear evidence that inflationary pressures are easing across large swaths of the developed world.