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Commentators continue to warn of the apocalyptic consequences of a default by the US government if the debt ceiling is not raised by politicians in time

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Jason Furman, chairman of the White House's Council of Economic Advisers has told Wall Street Journal that the current US government shutdown is not like past...

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Stephen Koukoulas, Managing Director of Market Economics has analysed the collection of monthly charts released by the RBA following its interest rate policy...

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Although the economic impact of the US government shutdown remains small, its impact on confidence and the fragile global recovery could be much more severe

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The US Department of Labor has confirmed that tomorrow's scheduled release of payrolls will not go ahead due to the government shutdown

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The economic impact of the US shutdown in one chart - The chart below collates various analysts' predictions on how the economy will be affected by the...

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ANZ: the housing shortage could bump prices by up to 20% - the bank notes two key themes (1) house prices are rising substantially, 15-20% in the next few...

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Italy's youth unemployment has reached a new all-time high of 40.1% from 39.7% in July

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Richard Gibbs, Head of Economics at Macquarie Research has released his monthly economic commentary, with news dominated by the issue of tapering in the US...

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Nouriel Roubini, cofounder and chairman of Roubini Global Economics, an independent, global macroeconomic strategy research firm has provided his thoughts on...

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The ABS has released job vacancies data for the August quarter, which revealed a seasonally adjusted bounce in job vacancies, driven almost exclusively by NSW

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Nomura chief economist Richard Koo, warns that the Fed is now facing the true cost of QE as rates are rising too fast to support a sustainable economic...

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The RBA has said that investors should be 'realistic' about housing prices in a new era of slower growth, as lower interest rates force buyers into the...

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US will breach debt ceiling by Oct 17 - Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has given a hard deadline of October 17 of when the US government will run out of money

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China Beige Book shows that the economy slowed this quarter as growth in manufacturing and transportation weakened - contrary to official government figures...

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3 things bigger than tapering on Wall St - (1) The impending deadlines for the debt-ceiling and cash crunch in the next 2 months will almost certainly see a...

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Stephen Koukoulas, Managing Director of Market Economics has predicted on The Business Spectator that global growth in 2014 could hit levels not seen since...

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Following Ray Dalio's video on his understanding of the economy, Business Insider has compared the deleveraging of Europe and the US which has occurred since...

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Interesting graph depicting the market's reaction to the Fed's 3 rounds of QE since November 2008 - Whether the efforts have helped for the long-term has yet...

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In the United States, the Federal Open Market Committee will begin its two-day meeting today to decide on interest rates, while Federal Reserve chairman Ben...

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