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The risks of market contagion cannot be ignored

There is a simultaneous slowdown in the US, China, and emerging markets. Even a mild recession could tip the world back into deflation like Japan's. Fragile recovery, deflation fears... Read more

Max Walsh, 6 February 2014, The Australian Financial Review (subscription required)

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Rising dollar delivers fresh challenges

Just when the prospects for the economy were improving, virtually out of left field, the Australian dollar has risen by more than 5 per cent and currency experts are now expecting it to... Read more

Daryl Dixon, 29 September 2013, The Canberra Times

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Bernanke's bent for openess will serve him well

After the United States left the gold standard in 1933, president Roosevelt would hold a conference from his bed with his advisers. There, he personally set a daily target for bumping up... Read more

Max Walsh, 14 March 2013, The Australian Financial Review (subscription required)

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