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Neither. It’s going to stagnate. Some links from Sinocism as we head into the Fourth Plenum: China Braces for Sub-6% Economic Growth in Key Policy Meetings – Bloomberg Data released Friday showed an economy expanding at just 6.0%, the slowest in almost three decades, and with broad investment growth too tepid to rely on an

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Former CEFC chief calls for a new, Queensland government-owned green bank to unlock the state’s north as “a major growth engine” for renewables.

ACTU president Michele O’Neil has criticised Labor’s decision to support legislation to establish free trade agreements (FTAs) with Indonesia, Hong Kong and Peru. She says the trade deals breach Labor’s national policy platform. Unions’ concerns about the trade deals include the clauses regarding investor-state dispute settlement and labour market testing. The legislation was passed by

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Last month, the ACT Legislative Assembly passed laws legalising the recreational use of marijuana, which will allow residents aged over 18 to possess up to 50 grams and grow two plants from next year. This has garnered a strong backlash from the federal government, which labelled the legislation “dangerous” and has threatened to block the

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BHP cancels existing coal contracts and commits to going 100 per cent renewables at its huge Chile copper mines, to save money and emissions.

Picking up the bat and running with it is GLJ research: Is it Realistic to Envision an Environment where Iron Ore Prices Drop Back to the 1989-2003 Avg. of $30/MT – i.e., the Pre-China Construction Boom Price? First off, we’ll remind our readers that from the period of 1998-2003, 62% Fe spot iron ore prices

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Because one year is a long time in Australian property. Via Banking Day: Westpac is easing restrictions on lending to property investors in an attempt to revive its underperforming mortgage business. The bank yesterday raised the loan to value ratio caps on interest-only mortgages from the previous limit of 80 per cent. Under a revised

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  10:50am Welcome to a live blog of the Canadian election results by Adrian Beaumont.  The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has up-to-date figures.  Polls closed at 10:30am AEDT in four eastern provinces (32 of 338 seats), and the Liberals have leads in 12 seats, to two for the Conservatives, and one NDP.  These eastern provinces are … Continue reading "Canadian election results live!"

By Jay Smith   In the domain of politics and state government, the relationship between media and the state needs to be constantly examined. Journalists in the past have served to both promote politicians and government initiatives while investigating and scrutinising politicians and the government of the state. This relationship between the media and politics has…

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The drumbeat of contempt for the L-plated treasurer, Josh Recessioberg, is ceaseless and growing louder. Monetary curmudgeon Stephen Grenville leads us off: The story begins in the 1960s. The combination of the Vietnam War, LBJ’s Great Society and the moon landing put such pressure on US capacity that inflation was inevitable. Once the inflation-expectations genie

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Credit Suisse has released its 2019 Global Wealth Report, which reveals that the recent housing bust has pushed Australia down the wealth rankings, falling from second place to fourth: According to Credit Suisse: Household wealth in Australia grew quickly between 2000 and 2012 in USD terms, except during 2008. The average annual growth rate of

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Prime Minister Scott
Morrison has been asked numerous times whether he tried to get his ‘mentor’,
Hillsong church ‘pastor’ Brian Houston an invitation to the Rose Garden soiree
at the White House, but each time he has refused to answer. The story was
initially reported in the US media (Wall Street Journal), but it took a while
for the Australian media to pick the story up. Initially Morrison stated that
he did not comment on gossip, but whenever else he has been asked, he has
refused to answer1. He has been asked by several journalists and by

DXY was a bit stronger last night as EUR fell: The Australian dollar didn’t care, bid higher versus DMs: And EMs: Gold was soft: Oil too: Metals were better: And big miners: Plus EM stocks: Junk spoiled the party: As Treasuries were sold: And bunds: Aussie bonds followed: Stocks still looked poised for breakout: Westpac

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