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US Debt Levels Getting Critical but Australia Can’t Afford to Gloat
US debt hits $40T as global debt soars; Australia's fiscal wounds deepen with rising state debt and higher interest costs, no gloating, only risk.
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The Weekly Finger: Ag squeeze, a quality of earnings red flag, and copper's discovery drought
Ag squeeze boosts grain prices; a red flag in S&P 500 earnings as unrealised gains surge; and copper faces a discovery drought—this week’s market briefing.
Aussie Super Set to Hit $5 Trillion
Australia's superannuation assets near $5 trillion after a 9% jump, eyeing a year-end target of about $5.23T unless markets derail.
Market wrap: Stronger Wall Street not enough to save Australian shares from a weekly fall
ASX 200 dips 0.2% as weekly drop deepens despite Wall Street tech gains; traders eye another RBA rate rise as oil tops $95.
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Latest Super Fiddle Won’t Be the Last
Australian super reforms tighten control after $1.2b losses: ATO veto on SMSF rollovers, new knowledge tests, higher levies for a broader compensation scheme.
The Weekly Finger: Grains gone wild, the copper squeeze nobody's pricing in, and the bond market story tying it all together
Grains go wild as copper tightens supply and gold/silver pull back; bond-market signals spark a rotation into real assets—NVIDIA and Fed odds in play.
The Importance of Understanding Compounding and Inflation
Inflation erodes purchasing power; compounding can grow wealth. Start investing now to beat the delays and unlock smarter financial planning.
Market Wrap: Aussie shares end the week higher on amazing tech success
ASX ends week higher on AI-fueled tech rally after Nvidia, Salesforce results; Xero, WiseTech, NextDC rally as rate-path bets rise.
Hope Arrives on Super Death Nominations
Hope arrives for superannuation death nominations: HESTA and Cbus roll online, non-lapsing binding nominations, cutting delays; Cbus drops non-binding options.
The Weekly Finger: El Niño, gold's quiet mission, silver's comeback, and Trump's bond market tantrum
El Niño could trigger global shocks as agriculture soars; gold climbs on China’s OTC purchases; silver rebounds amid Trump’s bond-market tantrum.
Pivotal Year for Adjusting to Tax Changes
New Australian tax regime imposes a 30% minimum CGT from mid-2027, forcing retirees to rethink share sales, super strategies and property.
Weekly wrap: Aussie shares sink 0.6% as US Bonds defy Bessent intervention
ASX slips 0.6% for the week as US yields rise despite Bessent's bid to push rates lower; property and tech slide, Zip plunges 15% amid inflation jitters.