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Equity Mates Weekend Quiz – 10 June 2023

@EQUITYMATES|16 June, 2023

Aussie News Questions

1 – Appen Ltd (ASX: APX) has railed more than 50% this week, riding the boom in what trending sector?

2- Australian inflation was 6.8% in April. Was tis above or below market expectations?

3 – The Fair Work Commission on Friday increased the national minimum wage by how much
a. 5.75%
b. 6.6%
c. 7.6%
d. 8.6%

4 – What is the current official cash rate as determined by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)?

5 – And when is the next RBA Board meeting and official Cash Rate announcement?


Global News Questions

1 – This week which company briefly hit a $1 Trillion market cap for the first time?

2 – According to the Federal Reserve, how much credit card debt do Americans have, rounded to the nearest $100 billion?

3 – Which currency sunk to a record low this week after Recep Tayyip Erdogan secured his victory in the 2023 presidential election?

4 – Which tech CEO boasted on his Instagram last month that her ran 5km in under 20 minutes?

5 – France’s digital minister, Jean-Noel Barrot, has threatened to ban which platform if it doesn’t follow EU rules?


Bonus Question: Which company logo is this?

Barclays

Answers:
1. Artificial Intelligence 2. Above 3. 8.6% 4. 5.75% 5. Tuesday 6 June 2023
1. Nvidia 1. $1Trillion 3. Turkish Lira 4. Mark Zuckerberg 5. Twitter
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