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		<title>Get ready for an RBA rates ramp up</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/17/get-ready-for-an-rba-rates-ramp-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/17/get-ready-for-an-rba-rates-ramp-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rate rise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Reserve Bank will continue to lift its key cash rate as long as "economic conditions evolved as expected", the minutes for the last board meeting reveal.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Forget the pundits, this jobless data is positive, rates will rise</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/12/forget-the-pundits-this-jobless-data-is-positive-rates-will-rise/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/12/forget-the-pundits-this-jobless-data-is-positive-rates-will-rise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rate rise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment figures]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Forget the media reports; the Australian economy has created over 65,000 jobs in the last two months: pencil in a December 1 rate rise from the RBA.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>RBA lifts growth forecasts as economy on the up and up</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/06/rba-lifts-growth-forecasts-as-economy-on-the-up-and-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/06/rba-lifts-growth-forecasts-as-economy-on-the-up-and-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic forecasts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glenn Stevens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Reserve Bank has lifted its growth forecasts for the Australian economy and made it clear that interest rates will rise as the economy resumes its expansion.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Political economy: In Australia&#8217;s recovery, the winner is Rudd</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/04/political-economy-in-australias-recovery-the-winner-is-rudd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/04/political-economy-in-australias-recovery-the-winner-is-rudd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rate rise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Political economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A strong economy will allow Kevin Rudd again to campaign as a fiscal conservative, as well as the messiah who protected Australia from world depression, correction, severe downturn, writes <b>Henry Thornton</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/04/political-economy-in-australias-recovery-the-winner-is-rudd/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>RBA lifts rates, declares GFC dead</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/03/rba-lifts-rates-declares-gfc-dead/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/03/rba-lifts-rates-declares-gfc-dead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glenn Stevens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank of australia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Reserve Bank has lifted interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.50%. Get set for a slew of increases as Glenn Stevens lets the good times roll.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Blame the states when RBA lifts rates</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/28/cpi-up-blame-the-states-when-rba-lifts-rates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/28/cpi-up-blame-the-states-when-rba-lifts-rates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Price Index]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rate hike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[state government]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When the Reserve Bank lifts interest rates next Tuesday and again either in December or February, you can thank the lazy, fat, rapacious State Governments.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>The RBA charm offensive</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/26/rba-starts-media-blitz-on-rate-rises/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/26/rba-starts-media-blitz-on-rate-rises/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glenn Stevens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rate rises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Reserve Bank is about to embark again on a major selling program as inflation and interest rates resume their historic relationship in the minds and forecasts of the central bank.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/26/rba-starts-media-blitz-on-rate-rises/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>RBA: &#8220;possibly imprudent&#8221; not to lift rates</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/20/rba-says-it-would-have-been-possibly-imprudent-not-to-lift-rate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/20/rba-says-it-would-have-been-possibly-imprudent-not-to-lift-rate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Reserve Bank lifted interest rates because it might have been "possibly imprudent" not to do so -- quite a telling phrase for such a conservative organisation.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/20/rba-says-it-would-have-been-possibly-imprudent-not-to-lift-rate/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Spiralling dollar spells current account chaos</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/07/spiralling-dollar-spells-current-account-chaos/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/07/spiralling-dollar-spells-current-account-chaos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian dollar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rate rises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US dollar]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Standby for a good, old fashioned current account scare, as the Australian dollar continues to rise as it did last night in the wake of the Reserve Bank rate rise.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/07/spiralling-dollar-spells-current-account-chaos/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Did RBA jump the gun?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/07/ask-the-economists-did-glenn-stevens-jump-the-gun/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/07/ask-the-economists-did-glenn-stevens-jump-the-gun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ask the economists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glenn Stevens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rate rise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/07/ask-the-economists-did-glenn-stevens-jump-the-gun/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Was the RBA's decision to end the cutting cycle and raise rates to 3.25% a step too far? Australia's leading economists weigh-in.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/07/ask-the-economists-did-glenn-stevens-jump-the-gun/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Interest rates: the difference between reality and chatter</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/07/interest-rates-the-difference-between-reality-and-chatter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/07/interest-rates-the-difference-between-reality-and-chatter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Opposition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opinion polls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/07/interest-rates-the-difference-between-reality-and-chatter/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Amid the media chatter today about what the interest rate rise means for the "stimulus debate", news from the real world is that the majority of Australians reckon the government is handling the economy very well.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/07/interest-rates-the-difference-between-reality-and-chatter/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>&#8216;Twas ten weeks before Christmas</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/07/first-dog-on-the-moon-417/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/07/first-dog-on-the-moon-417/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Firstdog</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[First Dog on the Moon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glenn Stevens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Financial Crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heather Ridout]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[little children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the grinch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Glenn Stevens, the truth!]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/07/first-dog-on-the-moon-417/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Trade figures reveal impact of the rising Aussie dollar</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/06/trade-figures-reveal-impact-of-the-rising-aussie-dollar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/06/trade-figures-reveal-impact-of-the-rising-aussie-dollar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian dollar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/06/trade-figures-reveal-impact-of-the-rising-aussie-dollar/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The August trade figures reveal the impact of the sharp rise in the value of the Aussie dollar, especially against the US currency, which has helped drive down the value of imports and export returns.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/06/trade-figures-reveal-impact-of-the-rising-aussie-dollar/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Interest rates: the local waitress put in her two bob&#8217;s worth</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/01/interest-rates-the-local-waitress-put-in-her-two-bobs-worth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/01/interest-rates-the-local-waitress-put-in-her-two-bobs-worth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today Tonight]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/01/interest-rates-the-local-waitress-put-in-her-two-bobs-worth/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The house price gravy train has arrived again at the station, and off we go towards higher interest rates and a greater lack of social equity.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/01/interest-rates-the-local-waitress-put-in-her-two-bobs-worth/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rudd&#8217;s stimulus gets RBA tick of approval</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/28/the-stimulus-inquiry-which-bright-spark-supported-this/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/28/the-stimulus-inquiry-which-bright-spark-supported-this/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coalition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic stimulus package]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glenn Stevens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[senate committee hearings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/28/the-stimulus-inquiry-which-bright-spark-supported-this/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So, which bright spark in the Coalition thought it was a good idea to support Bob Brown’s inquiry into the Government’s stimulus packages? ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/28/the-stimulus-inquiry-which-bright-spark-supported-this/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>Glenn Stevens alert but not alarmed</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/28/glenn-stevens-alert-but-not-alarmed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/28/glenn-stevens-alert-but-not-alarmed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic stimulus strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glenn Stevens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/28/glenn-stevens-alert-but-not-alarmed/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The RBA Governor basically reckons the economy is in good shape, the banks are fine, and rates will rise when we think the economy is good and ready.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/28/glenn-stevens-alert-but-not-alarmed/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>RBA gets ready to jack up rates</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/24/rba-gets-ready-to-jack-up-rates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/24/rba-gets-ready-to-jack-up-rates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Financial Stability Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/24/rba-gets-ready-to-jack-up-rates/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It's now clear the Reserve Bank's priorities have shifted from the health and strength of the financial system, towards the first rate rise to come.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Political economy: happy Christmas Australia!</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/16/political-economy-happy-christmas-australia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/16/political-economy-happy-christmas-australia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, there were two important pieces of economic news that were overshadowed by the Telstra story. The release of the Reserve Bank's board meeting notes -- and the margin creep of the banks.]]></description>
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		<title>Political economy: employment data spread cheer</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/07/political-economy-employment-data-spread-cheer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/07/political-economy-employment-data-spread-cheer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GDP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[job losses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[roy morgan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Weekend news had US unemployment rising to 10.7 %, but the better news is that the rate of job loss continues to fall, writes <b>Henry Thornton</b>.]]></description>
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		<title>The economic conservative pulls it off</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/02/the-economic-conservative-pulls-it-off/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/02/the-economic-conservative-pulls-it-off/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Before the wind-back-the-stimulus debate gets too wound up, notice that most of the 0.6% in GDP growth is derived from the stimulus package.]]></description>
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		<title>Political economy: RBA sits easy</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/02/political-economy-rba-sits-easy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/02/political-economy-rba-sits-easy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Australia’s central bank decided, in line with most expectations, to stay with its "emergency" low interest rates yesterday. What next?]]></description>
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		<title>Mortgage owners rejoice: interest rates on hold</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/01/mortgage-owners-rejoice-interest-rates-on-hold/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/01/mortgage-owners-rejoice-interest-rates-on-hold/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=83445</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just when will interest rates rise again? Hard to tell based on the Reserve Bank's meeting today. But they <i>will</i> rise -- the economy is showing signs of recovering, albeit slowly.]]></description>
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		<title>Political economy: RBA will be boldly decisive</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/31/political-economy-rba-will-be-boldly-decisive/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/31/political-economy-rba-will-be-boldly-decisive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/31/political-economy-rba-will-be-boldly-decisive/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Reserve Bank board meets tomorrow, where it will hear tales of unexpected economic strength. There are, however, a few caveats...]]></description>
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		<title>Time to shut off the stimulus tap?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/18/time-to-shut-off-the-stimulus-tap/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/18/time-to-shut-off-the-stimulus-tap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic stimulus strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ken Henry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=80456</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Know-it-alls Malcolm Turnbull, Joe Hockey and Barnaby Joyce reckon we should shut off the stimulus tap and start cutting back --but the debate is far from over. Perhaps they should do a bit of reading from the minutes of the latest RBA meeting.]]></description>
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		<title>Glenn Stevens&#8217; high wire act on rates</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/07/glenn-stevens-high-wire-act-on-rates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/07/glenn-stevens-high-wire-act-on-rates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rate rise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/07/glenn-stevens-high-wire-act-on-rates/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is the Reserve Bank chief softening up public opinion in preparation for an interest rate rise? <b>Sinclair Davdson</b> investigates.]]></description>
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