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Hayek realised: The Rise Of Bitcoin

http://thebackbencher.co.uk/hayek-realised-the-rise-of-bitco...

Submitted by DRiSK 1 month, 5 days ago

"...Could this be Hayek’s ideas in practice? The European Central Bank certainly seems to think so, citing the Austrian school of economics as “the theoretical roots of Bitcoin” in a report of October last year..." Join discussion...

Tags: currency, Austrian school of exconomics

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Japan's economic revolution rocks the world

http://www.smh.com.au/business/world-business/japans-economi...

Submitted by cij 4 months, 3 days, 13 hours ago

We will look back and see this as one of the turning points in history. Join discussion...

Tags: Japan

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The LMI canary ?

http://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2012/12/the-lmi-canary/

Submitted by cij 5 months, 1 week, 2 days, 13 hours ago

"In Australia Genworth and QBE are on the hook for approximately $600bn worth of mortgages and by their very nature are the riskiest loans. The issue is that these companies only have around $5bn in capital, that is a ratio of 0.8%." Join discussion...

Tags: LMI

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Deflating gas price threatens to explode boom

http://www.theage.com.au/money/deflating-gas-price-threatens...

Submitted by cij 5 months, 4 weeks, 1 day, 13 hours ago

Australia's gas industry under threat. Which means a lot of gas mining investment is going pear shape. Join discussion...

Tags: gas

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UBS: 1000% Inflation Is Perfectly Acceptable...

http://www.businessinsider.com/ubs-1000-inflation-is-perfect...

Submitted by PeteD 6 months, 2 weeks, 2 hours ago

"UBS Chief Economist Larry Hatheway suggests that even 1000 percent inflation can be manageable as long as people see it coming..." Join discussion...

Tags: inflation, hyperinflation, UBS, printing, 1000%

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Australia facing a hard landing: Andy Xie

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/australia-facing-a-hard-lan...

Submitted by cij 6 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, 4 hours ago

"The trigger will likely be a series of mining projects failing to obtain financing in the international capital market. Their investors will have to walk away from their investments." Join discussion...

Tags: Australia

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Why the AUD wouldn't go down

http://www.fnarena.com/index2.cfm?type=dsp_newsitem&n=004A72...

Submitted by cij 7 months, 2 weeks, 5 days, 2 hours ago

A very interesting explanation why the AUD has defied gravity for so long. Join discussion...

Tags: AUD

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By 2015 hard commodity prices will have collapsed

http://www.mpettis.com/2012/09/16/by-2015-hard-commodity-pri...