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MacroBusiness Saturday, November 23, 2024 - 00:10 Source

Australia’s auction market continues to lose momentum, pulling down Sydney and Melbourne’s house prices. CoreLogic’s final auction results for last week reported a national clearance rate of only 57.3%, with all markets reporting weak results. The national clearance rate has come in below 60% for five consecutive weeks. The result was also significantly below the

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MacroBusiness Saturday, November 23, 2024 - 00:05 Source

International Reading: More young men are struggling financially. Here’s how that helped Trump win – CNBC Silicon Valley billionaire warns ‘absolutely there’s a bubble’ in AI valuations: ‘Nobody would be surprised’ if OpenAI ‘disappeared next Monday’ – Fortune Trump’s mass deportations would bring economic disaster – MSNBC Revenge investing: How to fight Trumpism with your

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Your Democracy Friday, November 22, 2024 - 19:09 Source

Donald Trump is not a Republican, although he was supported by the Republican Party. He defines himself as a Jacksonian and has made numerous references to former President Andrew Jackson (1829-1837).

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Your Democracy Friday, November 22, 2024 - 18:36 Source

The visit of US President George W. Bush to the UK in November 2003 was a moment of significance in British history, as demonstrations against it revealed massive public outrage over the illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq.

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MacroBusiness Friday, November 22, 2024 - 16:49 Source

Vineyard in winter   AUD/USD EUR/USD USD/JPY GBP/USD Gold WTI Brent Australia 200 US S&P 500 UK 100 Japan 225  

The post Macro Afternoon: 22 November 2024 appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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Your Democracy Friday, November 22, 2024 - 15:22 Source

"THE DEMOCRATS LOST BECAUSE THEY FOLLOWED THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION...."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lez1hQxweFU

President Bill Clinton: Donald Trump Made A Mistake By Not Attending President Biden's Inauguration

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lez1hQxweFU

 

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Cheeseburger Gothic Friday, November 22, 2024 - 14:48 Source

When I dug that last image out of my drafts, this came up next. One of my fave historical posts. (And a lesson we forgot long ago).

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Cheeseburger Gothic Friday, November 22, 2024 - 14:45 Source

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The Australian Independent Media Network Friday, November 22, 2024 - 14:31 Source

There is something enormously satisfying about seeing those in the war racket worry that their assumptions on conflict have been upended. There they were, happily funding, planning and preparing to battle against threats imagined or otherwise, and there comes Donald Trump, malice and petulance combined, to pull the rug from under them again.   What…

The post Trump, AUKUS and Australia’s Dim Servitors appeared first on The AIM Network.

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The Australian Independent Media Network Friday, November 22, 2024 - 13:49 Source

La Trobe University Media Release The Australian Senate is set to consider the Federal Government’s Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024* after it was introduced to the Senate on Monday.   The Bill, which aims to tackle the harmful spread of disinformation and misinformation online, has passed the lower house without Coalition…

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MacroBusiness Friday, November 22, 2024 - 13:30 Source

I have repeatedly argued that Australia’s universities have devolved into greedy profit-maximising corporations that do not pay taxes. To summarise, the federal government and Australian universities developed a framework to encourage large numbers of full-fee-paying international students by: The Australian government dangled the carrot of generous student visa work rights and prospects for permanent residency.

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MacroBusiness Friday, November 22, 2024 - 13:00 Source

CBA’s economics team has assessed the potential impacts of a second Trump presidency and new tariffs on Chinese goods. They conclude that the tariffs could be disinflationary for Australia in the near term and pose a minimal threat to the nation’s GDP growth. Key Points: The direct impacts on the Australian economy from a second

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