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By Chris Becker After a solid session of selling in Asia yesterday, European stock markets lost all their confidence later in the session as PM Theresa May lost her bolt on the Brexit vote, sending Pound Sterling down to a new low for the year. US stocks surprisingly came back strongly in the second half

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This morning I spoke to Radio 2GB’s Luke Grant on Australia’s per capita economy and immigration’s impact, tearing apart the Property Council’s latest dodgy modelling claiming that NSW’s economy would be smashed if immigration into the state was halved. The interview begins 13.30 and ends at 24.20. Enjoy!

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By Leith van Onselen Australia’s production, as measured by real GDP, continues to diverge wildly from the growth (or lack thereof) in ordinary Australian’s living standards. To illustrate why, I have once again deflated three measures of the domestic economy, as provided in the June quarter national accounts (released last week), by the ABS’ population

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CoreLogic’s weekly housing indicators continue to show broad weakness. Dwelling values have fallen heavily, led by Sydney and Melbourne: Auction clearances have crashed, again led by Sydney and Melbourne: Whereas mortgage credit remains stillborn: At the same time, listings have exploded upwards to 2012 highs as unsold ‘stale’ stock accumulates across Sydney and Melbourne; albeit

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