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Economy Recession

China’s Falling GDP Costing Australian Jobs

#Economy #Recession #HeiseSays China’s GDP is falling and it can cost Australian Jobs References https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-18/china-economy-hits-three-decade-low-with-gdp-at-6pc/11616774?section=business

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Economy Housing Crash

Restarting the Housing Bubble

#Housing #Bubble #Economy #HeiseSays Quantitative Easing and Negative Interest Rates could potentially restart the Australian Housing Bubble. References https://www.businessinsider.com.au/australia-housing-bubble-rba-negative-interest-rates-qe-2019-10

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Economy Recession

Australia’s Three Recessions

#Recession #Economy #Australia The US is calling Australia out on our three hidden recessions. References https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2019/september/australia-28-year-expansion

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Economy

Inflation and Housing

#Inflation #Housing #Australia Existing housing purchases are not included in CPI. How would our inflation rate look if it were included? References Inflation data ‘very poor’ cost of living measure due to house price exclusionhttps://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-20/inflation-data-suffers-from-exclusion-of-housing/8457718 Shadow Government Statisticshttp://www.shadowstats.com/alternate_data/inflation-charts Housing affordability in Australiahttps://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/BriefingBook45p/HousingAffordability

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Political Commentary

Government Guarantees will Drive Up Housing

#Housing #Affordability #Australia Government guarantees have the potential to drive up housing. References guarantees likely to push up house prices, economists warn https://www.domain.com.au/news/first-home-buyer-deposit-guarantees-likely-to-push-up-house-prices-economists-warn-836969/

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Economy Housing Crash Property

Australia’s Unaffordable Housing

#Housing #Affordability #Australia Housing Affordability is a huge problem in Australia and will dampen hopes that soaring housing prices will save the Australian economy from recession. References House ownership is out of reach for ‘disenfranchised’ millennials, says CoreLogic property analysts https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-28/disenfranchised-millennials-property-ownership-unaffordable/11555420?section=business Housing affordability in Australia https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/BriefingBook45p/HousingAffordability

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Economy Recession

Job Vacancies Drop & Unemployment Rises

#Recession #Unemplotment #JobAds Job vacancies drop and unemployment rates rise. References Job vacancies decline in August

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Economy Recession

Unemployment Rate Rises in August

#Unemployment #Underemployment #Recession Australia’s unemployment rate has risen in August to 5.3% despite the RBA’s hopes and dreams. References Unemployment keeps rising to 5.3 per cent in Augusthttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-19/unemployment-continues-to-rise-hitting-5.3-per-cent-in-august/

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Economy

Australia’s Declining Living Standards

#Recession #Australia #LivingStandards Australian living standards are declining in relation to other OECD counties. So now is naturally the time to take on a huge mortgage and buy a new home! References Australia managed to survive the global recession – but all that good work has been wasted https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2019/aug/29/australia-managed-to-survive-the-global-recession-but-all-that-good-work-has-been-wasted

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Construction Economy

Australia’s Crashing Construction Industry

#Construction #Recession #Australia Australia’s Construction Industry has been contracting for the last 11 months. References About Ai Group https://www.aigroup.com.au/about/ https://cdn.aigroup.com.au/Economic_Indicators/PCI/2019/PCI_Jul_2019_93740d.pdf