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The Fall of the Australian Dollar

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The Fall of the Australian Dollar

Underperforming growth in China, improving economic conditions in the US, and the RBA’s recently announced cut in the cash rate to a record low of 2.75% have forced downward pressure on the Australian dollar – culminating in a loss of nearly 8% in value against the USD since mid-April.

The World this week with ESSA

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The World this week with ESSA

The world this week with ESSA Hand picked selection of economics content from around the web. This week, a special series on growth, US election Coverage, Quantiative Easing plus its affects on the Australian Economy. ESSA, 16 September 2012 – World Economy Technological and economic growth: Can Technology save Europe’s

Car Subsidies Delaying the Inevitable

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Car Subsidies Delaying the Inevitable

The Federal government announced recently that they will continue to support the Australian car industry through ‘co-investment’ – i.e. through tax-payer funded direct subsidies to industry. This is funneling money to multinational co-operations so they can maintain production of Holdens and Fords in Australia. All this is for one reason