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Australian budget day boost for equities

Australian budget day boost for equities

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Giles Coghlan
08/05/2018 | 05:40 GMT

Budget day can boost equities

Article on Bloomberg giving a heads up for tonight's Australia's budget day .

  • Tax relief for low and middle income households should relieve consumer pressure
  • Anticipated infrastructure will provide investment opportunities
  • Business conditions are at a record high (since at least 1977) according to National Australia's Bank's monthly business survey

Above from budget day to give a boost to the S&P and ASX 200 Index.

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