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Reserve Bank trying to talk dollar down
Reserve Bank chief Glenn Stevens is trying to use his power to lower the Australian dollar in place of further rate cuts, say economists
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Turning $5,000 into $1,000,000
Financial adviser Sam Fimis uses some everyday analogies to help you save, save, save
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Get a loan
First-time mortgage borrowers are tiring of being told these are the cheapest interest rates they’ll ever see.
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ATMs beat eftpos for cash-out
Debit card and BPay transactions are the areas of fastest growth in retail payments
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Term deposit premium rates falling
The banks are tightening the squeeze on depositors as they adjust to sluggish lending by reducing the premium above wholesale money market rates.
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Avoiding undue taxes
To finalise the electronic property tax database (‘periousiologio’), the Greek Ministry of Economics is giving tax payers a second chance to amend the property tax statements
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Smartphone bill shock
The term ‘bill shock’ was coined to describe the reaction that follows an unexpectedly high mobile phone bill, often due to stiff roaming charges or over-use of data applications
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‘Inexpensive’ exotic cars
The European financial crisis has created a flood of second-hand exotic-cars reaching our shores.
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High cost of motoring
Australians are dishing out more than $3800 a year per vehicle to keep their cars on the road