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Economy

Negative Yield Bonds

#Bonds #Recession #Yield Nearly a third of the bonds of the world are currently providing a negative yield. Does that fill anyone with confidence? References The bond ‘black hole’ is getting larger and scarier with a third of the global market now negative https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-18/a-third-of-global-bonds-17-trillion-dollars-have-negative-yields/11420860

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Tax $1080 Tax Return Surprise

#TaxReturn #Australia #ATO People are surprised that they won’t get a tax return if they haven’t paid any taxes. Perhaps we need to improve our financial education? References https://www.news.com.au/finance/money/tax/why-scott-morrisons-1080-tax-bonus-may-never-reach-your-bank-account/news-story/46558679e55bd937ba7a72709ba0b241