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China growth stalls, sending warning signals to Australian investors

China growth stalls, sending warning signals to Australian investors: The world was notified by China on Thursday that they are expecting their GDP growth rate for 2015 to slow to 7.0% from 7.4%. Almost 40 years of exceptionally strong economic growth appears to be re-aligning itself with global growth activity. But the impact on Australia

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How the weather impacts your stock market investments. Will the ASX grind to a halt

How the weather impacts your stock market investments. Will the ASX grind to a halt due to TC Marcia?

How the weather impacts your stock market investments. Will the ASX grind to a halt due to TC Marcia: As the severe Tropical Cyclone, Marcia hit the shores near Yeppoon in North Queensland last week. The phenomenal stock market rally that has provided a +8% gain year to date, slowed in momentum. History has proven

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Inflation – the double edged sword. Is a Recession just around the corner

Inflation – the double edged sword. Is a Recession just around the corner?

Inflation – the double edged sword. Is a Recession just around the corner? As a consumer driven society, we just want to earn more money so that we can buy more products and live a more lavish lifestyle. To earn more money, we need to charge more for our goods and services. By doing so,

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Don’t panic! The stock market hasn’t crashed yet ... But will it?

Don’t panic! The stock market hasn’t crashed yet … But will it?

Don’t panic! The stock market hasn’t crashed yet … But will it? Australia, economically, is sitting in a pretty good space. Average weekly wages are slowly increasing; Unemployment is serviceable at 6.4%; Annual GDP growth rate might be mild at 3.5% but better than most developed nations; Inflation is within target at 3.0%; and Consumer

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Chinese Economic Growth remains slow, but beats expectations

China has slowed, but the world is not coming to an end. GDP (Growth Domestic Product) figures released on Monday. And point to continue stabilization of Chinese economic growth. There are fears that the world’s second-largest economy was poise to decline even further from its 3-year GDP peak at 11.9%. But throughout 2013. Annualized GDP

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