Yes all very valid points raised here. and i agree especially that .."households are now allocating more and more to mortgage/rent payments rather than spending in the wider economy .." thinking about it - its probably the largest factor in slowing ...

Australians are buying $1 billion worth of property every single day, as prices break a...

It will keep going up , it is just simple mathematics - a lot of people don;t feel comfortable with stocks and shares and with deposit rates on the floor there is nowhere else to put your money. All the central banks, US, UK, AU , NZ etc monetary ...

Australians are buying $1 billion worth of property every single day, as prices break a...

i don't think Japan is alone regarding war attrocities? Aggressor, really ? - what about the rest of the world ? : how about the Spanish , the English, the Dutch ( Boers) the Germans , the Israelis, the Croats/Serbs,the Americans, the Chinese... etc ...

Japan stands by Australia in its battle against China

Well just maybe, Trojan Shield has found some interesting activity in places where the underbelly Crims were not expected? just reading between the lines ?

Multiple Websites Including UK Govt, CNN, NYT, Guardian, FT, Spectator and many more all down

smoke and mirrors, China has many years stockpiles of iron ore, coal, and rare earths etc.. what they are really doing is delaying the paper orders until the prices fall due to world oversupply and under-demand, disregarding the supply chain factors.

Beijing’s market crackdown sparks industrial commodities plunge

..."hold countries like China that support trade-distorting policies to account. ...." ? Really? this is'nt about metals deflation. the EU is simply trying to preserve metals prices to keep its workers employed ...pretty standard , just like the US ...

Joint EU – US statement on addressing global steel and aluminum excess capacity

FF will stoop at anything to get the click$! I wonder, who are the real D!ck$ ?

The Wolf of Wall Street Made Me Eat His D!ck on Twitter

Perhaps the announcement was made after he sold his BTC holdings ?

Bitcoin (BTC) Plunges on Tesla Bitcoin Suspension, AUD/USD Spars USD Strength

a couple of things : i heard yesterday that iron ore is up around $200-250 /mt and that China is buying as much as Australia can produce - so much for the media sabre rattling? - just china continuing its stockpiling policy and... So is this the ...

China: To Suspend All Activities Under Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue Mechanism

yes but not for the tourists or those with wealth, its not an issue. it is an issue for the residents who by and large have evaded tax en masse for decades ! Personally i have been travelling there regularly since 1984 and noticed the country become ...

House prices reach record high for second month in a row in April

Good luck with that, give up Spanish financial sovereignty in order to go in to more debt to its EU overlords? +100,000 jobs in tourism ? really ? it will go the same way as Greece.

Spain eyes overhaul of tax, labour market and pensions

One would have thought this was a no brainer ? but then of course not many governments are exhibiting the use of their brains these days.

Calls to Cancel Tokyo Olympics Grow Louder as Emergency Extended

As i said some months ago on this forum , the western world needs to source its cheap sweatshop goods it likes to consume from countries like , Vietnam , India, Korea, the minor Asian states, South America and wean itself off the addictive ...

China: To Suspend All Activities Under Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue Mechanism

that is really funny,...made my day too many dogs not enough sheeple

BlackRock’s bond boss, overseeing trillions, says ‘every client’ is worried about inflation

wow , four border collies to keep in check the inflation of seven sheep , thats over -regulation, my single BC heading dog could handle 450 sheep singelhandedly :-)

BlackRock’s bond boss, overseeing trillions, says ‘every client’ is worried about inflation

Hmmm...mm a ripple in the Force I sense here.... a bad move to mix politics with economics at a business summit, Mm WuXi actually had a point. Yet again whether or not you agree with a countries social or political agenda , why muddy the waters? ...

NZ Ardern: Differences with China are becoming harder to reconcile

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Russia blacklists 8 EU officials in retaliatory action

NotaTrader, yes that is totally correct, what a lot don't realize is that all the high end engineering, tooling is also coming out of China, and is totally a function of what the customer is prepared to pay, if you pay for quality that is what you ...

AUD/USD Forecasts Next 6-12 Months: May 2021 Exchange Rate Outlook From Top Ten Banks

"UNEQUAL TRADING POLICIES SUCH AS STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISE SUBSIDIES " that's just the pot calling the kettle black. the US is the largest proponent of these polices and definitly winning that "competition" for the last few decades.

Biden: We're up against China in a competition

exactly "Why" ? and definitly no assumptions were made. do you think China is going to follow "due process"? who's "due process" ? obviously not theirs (WTO) they do not have to play by other countries/ organisational "rules" and they don't , it is ...

Australia is taking China to the World Trade Organisation over its intensifying trade war....