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	<title>Shareswatch Australia &#187; Economy</title>
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		<title>Where is the Australian Economy heading in 2012?</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/where-is-the-australian-economy-heading-in-2012/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=where-is-the-australian-economy-heading-in-2012</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=4376</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Australian economy is either poised for a tough year or will be protected by the strong demand for commodities from China. There is a lot of mixed signals out there so in which direction is the economy likely to be heading this year?]]></description>
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		<title>The economy, the Chinese property market &amp; Jim Chanos.</title>
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		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/the-economy-the-chinese-property-market-jim-chanos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=4208</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The global economy is slowing as the European financial crisis worsens. In China the property prices appear to be falling and if Jim Chanos is right, the problems have only just started for the Chinese economy. As each days passes the outlook for the Australian economy for 2012 becomes more sombre.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>26</slash:comments>
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		<title>Japan&#8217;s economic morality play.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/japans-economic-morality-play/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=japans-economic-morality-play</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/japans-economic-morality-play/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gregory Clark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[deflation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=4050</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[World attention focuses on the problems of the Greek economy — no doubt with a large helping of schadenfreude added: There, but for the grace of God, go the rest of us is the thought. ]]></description>
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		<title>A bear market, the G-20 circus &amp; another report.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/a-bear-market-the-g-20-circus-another-report/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=a-bear-market-the-g-20-circus-another-report</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/a-bear-market-the-g-20-circus-another-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stockmarket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[all ordinaries]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=3921</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week the Australian stock market slid into bear market territory but never fear, the G-20 are working on Plan B (or C) and Ken Henry will work on another report.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>38</slash:comments>
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		<title>The stampede towards global economic pessimism</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/the-stampede-towards-global-economic-pessimism/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-stampede-towards-global-economic-pessimism</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/the-stampede-towards-global-economic-pessimism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=3874</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A sure sign that an economic trend has been established is when the OECD finally jumps on the trend bandwagon and recently the OCED has joined the group of recently converted economic pessimists.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>29</slash:comments>
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		<title>Time for a new Australian stock market investment strategy?</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/time-for-a-new-australian-stock-market-investment-strategy/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=time-for-a-new-australian-stock-market-investment-strategy</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/time-for-a-new-australian-stock-market-investment-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 04:34:50 +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=3864</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Taking into account global economic events over the last few years it seems wise to conduct a review of an Australian stock market investment strategy that takes into account some of the major risks for share market investors.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>It&#8217;s the stupid Australian economy, stupid.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/its-the-stupid-australian-economy-stupid/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=its-the-stupid-australian-economy-stupid</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/its-the-stupid-australian-economy-stupid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=3755</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the last few months media commentary regarding the Australian economy has turned decidedly gloomy. House prices are showing signs of weakness, major job losses have been announced an even the wonders of the mining boom are being questioned.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
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		<title>A stock market rout, investor fear &amp; the global economy</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/a-stock-market-rout-investor-fear-the-global-economy/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=a-stock-market-rout-investor-fear-the-global-economy</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/a-stock-market-rout-investor-fear-the-global-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 03:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=3681</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As the Australian stock market slumps today along with the global markets it's important not to get carried away by the scary headlines in the media and try to focus on facts and fundamentals.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>69</slash:comments>
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		<title>Recession watch and the Reserve Bank of Australia awakens</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/recession-watch-and-the-reserve-bank-of-australia-awakens/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=recession-watch-and-the-reserve-bank-of-australia-awakens</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/recession-watch-and-the-reserve-bank-of-australia-awakens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 04:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=3602</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Finally it appears that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board has woken up to the fact that the economy has been sliding backwards since late 2010. Once again the RBA had made a tactical blunder and raised rates too high just as they did as the global financial crisis was unfolding back in 2007.]]></description>
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		<title>The Australian economy, the Twilight Zone and known unknowns</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/the-australian-economy-the-twilight-zone-and-known-unknowns/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-australian-economy-the-twilight-zone-and-known-unknowns</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/the-australian-economy-the-twilight-zone-and-known-unknowns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 02:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=3562</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Australian economy continues to struggle and the outlook for the rest of the year remains unclear. Perhaps the economy will not be dragged down by any slowdown in the Chinese economy but the reality is at this stage, we simply don't know what will happen.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>Has the Australian economy peaked?</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/has-the-australian-economy-peaked/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=has-the-australian-economy-peaked</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/has-the-australian-economy-peaked/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 11:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=3467</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Could the Australian economy have reached a peak and be poised to enter a major cyclical downturn? Perhaps rather than being focused on the mining boom we should be thinking about how to deal with a major recession?  Perhaps the Australian economy is facing an extended period of contraction?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>Swan&#8217;s lazy 2011 budget and Australian economic madness</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/swans-lazy-2011-budget-and-australian-economic-madness/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=swans-lazy-2011-budget-and-australian-economic-madness</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/swans-lazy-2011-budget-and-australian-economic-madness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 02:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=3420</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On budget night Wayne Swan could have saved us all a lot of time by simply standing up and saying that his plan for the Australian economy was to simply sit back and hope the mining boom continued. The 2011 Australian Federal Budget lacks visions and will not help the economy withstand a future economic downturn.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>The China property bubble and an economy hooked on growth.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/the-china-property-bubble-and-an-economy-hooked-on-growth/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-china-property-bubble-and-an-economy-hooked-on-growth</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/the-china-property-bubble-and-an-economy-hooked-on-growth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 01:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=3349</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Chinese GDP growth is being driven by fixed asset investment and concerns about a property bubble in China are growing. If this bubble was to burst the impact on the Australian economy could be severe as commodity prices fell and mining investment was slashed.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>39</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Global Economy, Baltic Dry Index, Gold and China</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/the-global-economy-baltic-dry-index-gold-and-china/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-global-economy-baltic-dry-index-gold-and-china</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/the-global-economy-baltic-dry-index-gold-and-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 04:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=3325</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Global economic growth appears to be slowing, inflation concerns are worrying the BRICS economies and governments across the G20. A look at the Baltic Dry Index, gold prices and the Chinese economy.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Australian economy, house prices and economic outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/the-australian-economy-house-prices-and-economic-outlook/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-australian-economy-house-prices-and-economic-outlook</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 02:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=3305</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A look at how the Australian economy is tracking in terms of house prices, unemployment levels, population growth, taxes and inflation. Is the Australian economy about the enter a period of contraction or robust growth?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>188</slash:comments>
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		<title>Economic indicators, the Australian economy and the stock market</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/economic-indicators-the-australian-economy-and-the-stock-market/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=economic-indicators-the-australian-economy-and-the-stock-market</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/economic-indicators-the-australian-economy-and-the-stock-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 03:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2952</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is the Australian economy as robust as policy makers and market commentators suggest or are the various economic indicators being misread. Will 2011 be a good year for the Australian economy and stock market?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
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		<title>The unbalanced economy and household savings</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/the-unbalanced-economy-and-household-savings/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-unbalanced-economy-and-household-savings</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/the-unbalanced-economy-and-household-savings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2010 03:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2879</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The unbalanced nature of the Australia economy continues to send the market mixed signals about it's underlying strength or weakness. Unemployment might be low, but the business sector is struggling and household savings are still in long term decline.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>43</slash:comments>
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		<title>Stock market charts: ASX All Ordinaries, CBA, BHP and HVN</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/stock-market-charts-all-ords-cba-bhp-and-hvn-sep-10/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=stock-market-charts-all-ords-cba-bhp-and-hvn-sep-10</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/stock-market-charts-all-ords-cba-bhp-and-hvn-sep-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:51:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2815</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A quick look at the stock charts of the ASX listed companies Commonwealth Bank, BHP Billiton, Harvey Norman and the chart of the ASX All Ordinaries.]]></description>
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		<title>A double dip recession, fear and keeping an open mind.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/a-double-dip-recession-fear-and-keeping-an-open-mind/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=a-double-dip-recession-fear-and-keeping-an-open-mind</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/a-double-dip-recession-fear-and-keeping-an-open-mind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2799</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Dow Jones closed this morning below 10,000 and for those financial writers who focus more on grabbing reader's attention rather than on facts that can only mean one thing: the U.S economy is heading for a double dip recession!]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>32</slash:comments>
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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&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;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>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2741</guid>
		<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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