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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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William White, former Chief Economist of the Bank for International Settlements has delivered a similar warning about credit excesses as he famously did just...

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According to World Bank president Jim Yong Kim, China is likely to achieve its growth target of 7.5% this year despite planned structural reforms to rebalance...

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Following APRA's warning to banks not to lower lending standards, the head of the Australian Bankers' Association - lobby group for the banking sector - has...

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Dr Chris Caton, Chief Economist for BT Financial Group, discusses his outlook for the US and Chinese economy - the two major influences on the Australian...

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Iconoclastic economist and Boston University professor Larry Kotlikoff, describes the US as arguably in worst fiscal shape than any other developed country

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Follow the link for a chart which shows the year-on-year change in Spanish house prices over the past decade

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A poll by Reuters overnight suggests 49/69 economists still expect the Fed to taper in its September FOMC meeting, while 55/67 view the first rise in funds...

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With volatility hitting a two-month high in the past week, Russ Koesterich, Chief Investment Strategist at BlackRock, expects both equity and bond market...

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Despite Friday's weak jobs report, economists still expect the Fed to taper its asset-purchasing program towards a windup of QE

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