I just think our economy is at a different stage to the US. We're generally pretty solid, low jobless rate, interest low, good company profits, and people can just afford to buy a house. Dramatic rises in rates will effect us, but the next change might be down. US recession will eventually effect us but not for a while.Uncle Festivus said:The Dow up 0.5%, S&P500 up 0.7%, the XAO up 1.8%. Mmmm something out of balance here. Either the US markets are lagging or our market is overconfident.
Freeballinginawetsuit said:There is something out of balance, the XAO has had some froth skimmed till January, the Dow is sitting at Novembers levels.
But then again UF you were spouting GM would be bailed out by the Fed last night just prior to their 3Q profits, not to mention hysteria on the lower end of the leverage market getting squeezed causing all the domino's to fall instantly!.
What pie is youre finger in Festy, or are you going to be noisy for weeks to come.
kennas said:I just think our economy is at a different stage to the US. We're generally pretty solid, low jobless rate, interest low, good company profits, and people can just afford to buy a house. Dramatic rises in rates will effect us, but the next change might be down. US recession will eventually effect us but not for a while.
Dr Doom said:Yes it's a simple equation Kimosabi, so I wonder why it's not being understood?. Australia is too reliant on being the worlds quarry; then again, we have stuff all else to give them.
theasxgorilla said:The APPT perhaps?
"Aussie Plunge Protection Team"??
Kimosabi said:We aren't much different to the US at all, they've got very low unemployment, low interest rates, good company profits etc. NSW, VIC aren't far from Recession. If it wasn't for the commodities boom Australia would probably be in recession already.
Now with the US looking like it's going into recession and the US Consumer's ATM drying up, consumer spending, housing and business investment will start drying up, that means less demand for goods from China, which then means less demand for our commodities and commodity prices going down.
This then means that unemployment goes up and all those people who bought their over-priced assets can't pay off their mortgages and credit card debt. This then means that Housing and share prices start coming down because people have to sell their shares/houses to try pay off the debts.
The only thing we don't have that the US has is an over-supply of housing and that's about it. It won't take much to turn the Australian economy on it's head and the Achilles heal is most people have way too much debt.
YOUNG_TRADER said:Your equation makes a very big assumption,
You assume that reduced consumption in the US = Reduced buying of Chinese Exports = Reduced Commodity Prices,
What About the others in BRIC? Brazil, India and Russia?
Also China does have domestic consumption now you know, A hell of alot of Chinese are buying Fridges, Microwaves, TV's even cars, alot of domestic demand there
They can only afford the domestic consumption because of income from exports.YOUNG_TRADER said:Also China does have domestic consumption now you know, A hell of alot of Chinese are buying Fridges, Microwaves, TV's even cars, alot of domestic demand there
But if the world's biggest market does a Humpty Dumpty --- How is Asia going to fill the shortfall of orders? Cheers
Also China does have domestic consumption now you know, A hell of alot of Chinese are buying Fridges, Microwaves, TV's even cars, alot of domestic demand there.
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