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There is a commonly held economic narrative that Indian demand for commodities will compensate for the reduction in Chinese demand as China’s economy slows and rebalances toward a consumer-focused model. The reality of this narrative is perhaps best summed up by the chart below from Visual Capitalist, which shows that China produced more steel in

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The Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) has consistently flagged high loan-to-valuation ratio (LVR) mortgage lending as a risk area. For example, in December 2014, the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) released guidance stating that “ADIs should not undertake large volumes of, or increase their share of, higher-risk lending. This included lending at very high LVRs”:

From the Market Ear: Losing momentum? How bullish is bullish? SPX is basically trading at the same levels we traded at two weeks ago. Let’s see how this plays out, but SPX is losing momentum. Highs aren’t pushing higher as they should. First support is the trend line, followed by the 21 day at 6700

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Rising inequality and declining living standards have posed a threat to democracy in several democracies, but so far not in Australia. However, the increasing inequality of wealth, driven by housing becoming unaffordable without rich parents, is a threat.

Michael Keating

Inequality and the future of democracy

President Donald Trump has hinted that US forces could soon move from sea to land operations in Venezuela, expanding what he called “a war on terrorist drug cartels.”Speaking at a Navy anniversary ceremony in Norfolk, Virginia, Trump said American forces had struck another vessel off Venezuela’s coast allegedly carrying narcotics.

Cotality’s daily dwelling values index shows that capital city value growth is tracking at around the fastest pace in two years. This follows a commensurate rise in auction clearance rates, which are also tracking at around a two-year high. Westpac’s latest consumer sentiment survey showed that house price expectations hit a fresh 15-year high in

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A small battery built in 2019 to smooth the output from large South Australia wind farm has finally obtained its generation licence.

Queensland LNP is about to deliver its new energy strategy. It has promised to scrap renewable targets but state consumers - both big and small - love the technology.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has slashed the official cash rate by 2.50% from its July 2024 top of 5.50%: As illustrated below by Justin Fabo from Antipodean Macro, the sharp cut in the cash rate has reduced mortgage rates for new loans back to around pre-pandemic levels: Such a large decline in mortgage

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After a months-long rebound, Westpac’s monthly consumer sentiment index crashed back to a 6-month low in September as hopes of deep interest rate cuts faded. Westpac’s Head of Australian Macro-Forecasting, Matthew Hassan, explains the results below. Key Points: Westpac Consumer Sentiment Index declines 3.5% to 92.1 in October. Optimism about outlook for family finances fades.

I consider the video-sharing platform YouTube to be one of the most useful and powerful educational tools available. Every day, I utilise YouTube to learn about topics or to troubleshoot problems. My teenage daughter regularly uses YouTube ‘How-to’ videos to learn about arts and crafts, solve math problems, fix computer issues, learn about history, do video

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