Stuart McPhee

Australian private trader for more than 20 years, author, trading coach, licensed adviser and regular speaker at major trading events all around the world. Graduate of RMC Duntroon and former Australian Army Officer.

Treasurer Hockey’s Budget for Road to Recovery

Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey has thrown $5 billion of tax relief at small business and farmers and given $4.4 billion in support for families to stimulate the economy and kickstart the coalition’s electoral hopes. “This is a budget that unleashes our nation’s potential,” the Treasurer declared as he delivered his second budget on Tuesday.  A …

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Consumer Confidence Jumps after RBA Cut

Consumer confidence rose last week after the Reserve Bank of Australia cut the official cash rate to a new historic low. Confidence jumped 1.7 per cent in the week ending May 10, after falling 2.8 the previous week, ANZ/Roy Morgan’s consumer confidence barometer found.  ANZ chief economist Warren Hogan said the RBA’s decision to cut …

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Great Feedback on my Interview with ‘Chat with Traders’

Recently I was interviewed by Aaron Fifield from chatwithtraders.com … Aaron and I have both received some great feedback on the interview, including this one: “Great interview. Thank you Stuart and Aaron. I can’t believe people start trading, A. without a trading plan, and B. thinking they will be profitable in a short period of …

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Hockey: Australian Budget on a Credible Trajectory Back to Surplus

Australia’s government budget deficit will undershoot market forecasts and keep improving over time, Treasurer Joe Hockey said – just hours before delivering his annual policy package.  Speaking to the media, Hockey said the market was forecasting a shortfall of around A$40-A$41 billion but the actual deficit would “beat that”. Hockey said the government had been …

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