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	<title>Shareswatch Australia Blog &#187; Economy</title>
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		<title>The G20 Toronto Summit: the end of consensus.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/the-g20-toronto-summit-the-end-of-consensus/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=the-g20-toronto-summit-the-end-of-consensus</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/the-g20-toronto-summit-the-end-of-consensus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:52:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Analysis of the latest G20 meeting in Toronto. Are the G20 leaders unified now in their approach to dealing with the problems faced by the global economy?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>The two speed economy, debt and the fantasyland federal budget.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/the-two-speed-economy-debt-and-fantasyland-federal-budget/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=the-two-speed-economy-debt-and-fantasyland-federal-budget</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/the-two-speed-economy-debt-and-fantasyland-federal-budget/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 05:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chinese economy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2573</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that the major stock markets around the world are falling the Australian media have become obsessed with the concept of a "two speed economy". However the situation we have now is that the economy has simply been mismanaged.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>26</slash:comments>
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		<title>What might an Australian economic slump look like?</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/what-might-an-australian-economic-slump-look-like/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=what-might-an-australian-economic-slump-look-like</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/what-might-an-australian-economic-slump-look-like/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chinese economy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2549</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Could the Australian economy face problems just as the global economy continues to recover in 2011? Could the demand for commodities like iron ore and coal soften in the years ahead?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/what-might-an-australian-economic-slump-look-like/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>126</slash:comments>
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		<title>Another G20 love-in, the global recovery and China.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/another-g20-love-in-the-global-recovery-and-china/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=another-g20-love-in-the-global-recovery-and-china</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/another-g20-love-in-the-global-recovery-and-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 06:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bubble]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[chinese economy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2526</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have the G20 finance ministers and central bankers saved the world economy from disaster or simply spent a lot of money to artificially create the illusion of growth?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/another-g20-love-in-the-global-recovery-and-china/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>36</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is the Australian economy really booming?</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/is-the-australian-economy-really-booming/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=is-the-australian-economy-really-booming</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/is-the-australian-economy-really-booming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 05:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commodities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2489</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to many major news outlets in Australia, the recent trade data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics is proof  that the Australian economy is booming, but is that view really justified?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>22</slash:comments>
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		<title>Can Australian home prices keep rising?</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/can-australian-home-prices-keep-rising/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=can-australian-home-prices-keep-rising</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/can-australian-home-prices-keep-rising/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2327</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Can home prices in Australia keep rising in 2010 and over the longer term? Will residential property prices keep trending upwards in the years ahead?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>893</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why the Ken Henry taxation review will achieve little.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/why-the-ken-henry-taxation-review-will-achieve-little/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=why-the-ken-henry-taxation-review-will-achieve-little</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/why-the-ken-henry-taxation-review-will-achieve-little/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2305</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Will the review of the Australian taxation system lead by Ken Henry result in any significant system wide changes, or will little be achieved from a review that was undertaken before the full impact of the GFC on the Australian economy was known.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/why-the-ken-henry-taxation-review-will-achieve-little/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>When the Chinese economy slows, Australia&#8217;s may tumble.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/when-the-chinese-economy-slows-australias-may-tumble/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=when-the-chinese-economy-slows-australias-may-tumble</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/when-the-chinese-economy-slows-australias-may-tumble/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stockmarket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian economy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2277</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If the Chinese economy slows how may this impact the Australian stock market, exports and the overall economy? Could the year of the tiger be the year that Chinese economic growth starts to slow?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/when-the-chinese-economy-slows-australias-may-tumble/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Shareswatch Australia Blog: hits &amp; misses of 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/shareswatch-australia-blog-hits-misses-of-2009/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=shareswatch-australia-blog-hits-misses-of-2009</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/shareswatch-australia-blog-hits-misses-of-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[all ordinaries]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2208</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How did the Shareswatch Australia Blog fare in 2009? Did we make some right calls regarding the Australian stock market, business conditions and economy during the year. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>ASX stocks, the Baltic Dry Index &amp; the Copenhagen Circus.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/asx-stocks-the-baltic-dry-index-the-copenhagen-circus/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=asx-stocks-the-baltic-dry-index-the-copenhagen-circus</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/asx-stocks-the-baltic-dry-index-the-copenhagen-circus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commodities]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2100</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ASX All Ordinaries, S&#038;P/ASX 200 &#038; the Baltic Dry Index all suggest investors should remain cautious about 2010. But on the bright side, Australia did send one of the biggest delegations to Copenhagen!]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/asx-stocks-the-baltic-dry-index-the-copenhagen-circus/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Exports down, imports up and an economy sliding backwards.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/exports-down-imports-up-and-an-economy-sliding-backwards/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=exports-down-imports-up-and-an-economy-sliding-backwards</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/exports-down-imports-up-and-an-economy-sliding-backwards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2087</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Australia's balance of trade figures are heading in the wrong direction. Exports are becoming a drag on GDP, imports are rising and unemployment has not yet peaked.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Trying to take in the big picture global economic view.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/trying-to-take-in-the-big-picture-global-economic-view/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=trying-to-take-in-the-big-picture-global-economic-view</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/trying-to-take-in-the-big-picture-global-economic-view/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2038</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The G-20 governments are spending so much money that it would be difficult for the global economy not to start growing again. But the big picture view suggests we need to be cautious.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Economic mixed signals, the ASX All Ords and gold prices.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/economic-mixed-signals-the-asx-all-ords-gold-prices/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=economic-mixed-signals-the-asx-all-ords-gold-prices</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/economic-mixed-signals-the-asx-all-ords-gold-prices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=1987</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite how convincing market experts appear on television or how cleverly they put pen to paper, the truth is that nobody knows for sure how the global economy will perform next year. For every positive sign or trend there is a worrying one and the economic outlook is anything but rosy.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>22</slash:comments>
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		<title>Australia&#8217;s Balance of Trade, the Funky Four and the ASX All Ordinaries.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/australias-balance-of-trade-the-funky-four-the-asx-all-ordinaries/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=australias-balance-of-trade-the-funky-four-the-asx-all-ordinaries</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/australias-balance-of-trade-the-funky-four-the-asx-all-ordinaries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=1956</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite the apparent optimism of the RBA, the ASX All Ordinaries Index remains below 5000 and the nation's trade deficit widens. So is the outlook for the Australian economy in 2010 as good as the RBA appears to be suggesting?]]></description>
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		<title>GDP growth does not equal a quality Australian economy.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/gdp-growth-does-not-equal-a-quality-australian-economy/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=gdp-growth-does-not-equal-a-quality-australian-economy</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/gdp-growth-does-not-equal-a-quality-australian-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=1935</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is GDP really a good way to gauge the economic health of a nation? Are Australia's positive GDP numbers masking underlying economic problems?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>The forgotten economic giant: The European Union.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/the-forgotten-economic-giant-the-european-union/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=the-forgotten-economic-giant-the-european-union</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/the-forgotten-economic-giant-the-european-union/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=1911</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By focusing so much on the China growth story are we missing the rise of an economic and political bloc that will perhaps become the most dominant power in the 21st century?]]></description>
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		<title>Ken Henry and his tax review: should we be worried?</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/ken-henry-and-his-tax-review-should-we-be-worried/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=ken-henry-and-his-tax-review-should-we-be-worried</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/ken-henry-and-his-tax-review-should-we-be-worried/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=1755</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Back in May 2008, when times were good and the inflation genie was free, the Government announced that a review of Australia's tax system would be undertaken. But that was before the global financial crisis struck and a lot has changed since then.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>165</slash:comments>
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		<title>A slow global recovery, the Australian economy &amp; the stock market.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/a-slow-global-recovery-the-australian-economy-the-stock-market/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=a-slow-global-recovery-the-australian-economy-the-stock-market</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/a-slow-global-recovery-the-australian-economy-the-stock-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=1708</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If the IMF expects global growth to be slow in 2010, why would Australia be set to do any better? Is the Government, RBA and Treasury overly optimistic about the outlook for the Australian economy in 2010?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/a-slow-global-recovery-the-australian-economy-the-stock-market/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>Australian stocks, house prices and the economy in September 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/australian-stocks-house-prices-the-economy-in-september-2010/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=australian-stocks-house-prices-the-economy-in-september-2010</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/australian-stocks-house-prices-the-economy-in-september-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=1587</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So far the Australian economy has managed to hold up fairly well but will conditions be better or worse in 12 months? Will house prices be higher or lower and where will Australian stocks be in September 2010?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/australian-stocks-house-prices-the-economy-in-september-2010/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>The Baltic Dry Index, exchange rates and liquid fuels consumption.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/the-baltic-dry-index-exchange-rates-liquid-fuels-consumption/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=the-baltic-dry-index-exchange-rates-liquid-fuels-consumption</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/the-baltic-dry-index-exchange-rates-liquid-fuels-consumption/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=1535</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Australian stock market has continued to rise along with markets in Europe, Asia and the United States, but before we get too carried away it is probably a good idea to check how the global economy is really faring.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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