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	<title>Crikey &#187; reserve bank of australia</title>
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		<title>Our banks are too big to fail, too few to be competitive</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/09/our-banks-are-too-big-to-fail-too-few-to-be-competitive/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/09/our-banks-are-too-big-to-fail-too-few-to-be-competitive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[big four banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Financial Crisis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<b>Mark Bouris</b> and <b>Christopher Joye</b> of <a href="http://www.propertyobserver.com.au"><em>Property Observer</em></a> say policymaking around Australia's banking system has been predicated on a flawed and risky paradigm.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>RBA could increase rates if there&#8217;s a sharp rise in inflation</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/08/rba-could-increase-rates-if-theres-a-sharp-rise-in-inflation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/08/rba-could-increase-rates-if-theres-a-sharp-rise-in-inflation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Australian dollar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[big four banks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Glenn Stevens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greece bailout]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greece default]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=273207</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lots of mea culpas this morning from business economists and media pundits who got the Reserve Bank rate decision horribly wrong yesterday, write <b>Glenn Dyer</b> and <b>Bernard Keane</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Reserve Bank’s inclination to punish</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2012/02/07/the-reserve-banks-inclination-to-punish/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2012/02/07/the-reserve-banks-inclination-to-punish/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:57:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank of australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=273153</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Reserve Bank of Australia are a callous lot, says <b>Richard Farmer</b>. Let’s not worry about those 5.2% of people without a job, or all those working less hours than they would like to.  ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Wayne Swan causing a credit squeeze? Get real</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/07/wayne-swan-banks-interest-rates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/07/wayne-swan-banks-interest-rates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paywall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banks in australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Murray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monetary policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank of australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=272969</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Claims that Wayne Swan could hurt the banks by pressuring them to pass on rate cuts are rubbish.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/07/wayne-swan-banks-interest-rates/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rates cut expected: will banks pass it on?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/07/rates-cut-expected-will-banks-pass-it-on/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/07/rates-cut-expected-will-banks-pass-it-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Jamieson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[big four banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank of australia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=272907</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<b>Crikey media wrap</b>: The Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to cut the cash rate by 0.25% to 4% today, putting pressure on banks to pass those savings onto its customers.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/07/rates-cut-expected-will-banks-pass-it-on/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let the big banks frame the &#8216;funding costs&#8217; debate</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/31/dont-let-the-big-banks-frame-the-funding-costs-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/31/dont-let-the-big-banks-frame-the-funding-costs-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big 4 Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fitch ratings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Hockey]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=271783</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The debate over bank funding costs shows the Big 4 are getting away with distracting us from the real issue: their profits, write <b>Glenn Dyer</b> and <b>Bernard Keane</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/31/dont-let-the-big-banks-frame-the-funding-costs-debate/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>Gottliebsen: facing off against a jobs raid</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/24/gottliebsen-facing-off-against-a-jobs-raid/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/24/gottliebsen-facing-off-against-a-jobs-raid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pokies reform]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Toyota job cuts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment figures]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=270591</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Global hedge funds and the capital markets are engaged in a two-pronged game to skyrocket Australian unemployment, writes <b>Robert Gottliebsen</b>, at Business Spectator.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/24/gottliebsen-facing-off-against-a-jobs-raid/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why the RBA should hold fire on rates</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/23/why-the-rba-should-hold-fire-on-rates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/23/why-the-rba-should-hold-fire-on-rates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian bureau of statistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eurozone]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=270257</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The local and international economies aren't as bad as many claim, and the RBA should hold off on cutting rates.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/23/why-the-rba-should-hold-fire-on-rates/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Joye: rate cut consensus awaits real-world momentum</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/18/joye-rate-cut-consensus-awaits-real-world-momentum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/18/joye-rate-cut-consensus-awaits-real-world-momentum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank of australia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=269540</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After the flood-induced downdraft in housing prices, loan approvals on existing homes have been rising steadily since March. An interest rate cut is no certainty, says <b>Christopher Joye</b> of <a href="http://www.propertyobserver.com.au/"><em>Property Observer</em></a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/18/joye-rate-cut-consensus-awaits-real-world-momentum/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is Australia&#8217;s housing bubble finally close to bursting?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/11/is-australias-housing-bubble-finally-close-to-bursting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/11/is-australias-housing-bubble-finally-close-to-bursting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[property market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank of australia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=267950</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the world’s last and greatest house price bubbles is finally ending, argues economist <b>Steve Keen</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/11/is-australias-housing-bubble-finally-close-to-bursting/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
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		<title>Joye: why lower risks mean lower bank returns</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/10/joye-why-lower-risks-mean-lower-bank-returns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/10/joye-why-lower-risks-mean-lower-bank-returns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Players]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ralph Norris]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=267732</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite much public interest in, and debate around, the major banks' purported "gouging" and taxpayer-guaranteed status, some very fundamental questions remain unanswered, says <b>Christopher Joye</b> on <a href="http://www.propertyobserver.com.au"><em>Property Observer</em></a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/10/joye-why-lower-risks-mean-lower-bank-returns/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Black Swans and Christmas turkeys</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/09/black-swans-and-christmas-turkeys/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/09/black-swans-and-christmas-turkeys/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank of australia]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=264265</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Black Swans and Christmas turkeys: Niall Clugston writes:  Re. &#8220;Power Shots: can Swan beat the banks? &#8230; biggest Power fails of 2011 &#8230;&#8220;  (yesterday, item 14). Well, in fact, Australian parliaments have all the power that previously resided with absolute monarchs. The only real restriction is the federal constitution, but that doesn&#8217;t mention interest rates. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Media&#8217;s bank-bashing ritual? Bah, humbug</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/08/crikey-says-the-medias-bank-bashing-ritual-bah-humbug/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/08/crikey-says-the-medias-bank-bashing-ritual-bah-humbug/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 02:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crikey Says]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[big four]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glenn Stevens]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=264009</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Whatever would we do without a round of bank bashing stories this time of year, when all other news content is reduced to How to Baste Your Turkey and Top Ten Top Tens of 2011...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/08/crikey-says-the-medias-bank-bashing-ritual-bah-humbug/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why the US Fed is still the kingpin of banks</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/01/why-the-us-fed-is-still-the-kingpin-of-banks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/01/why-the-us-fed-is-still-the-kingpin-of-banks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 01:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=262625</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Shades of 2008, and why the US Federal Reserve is still the banker to the world: much to the chagrin and humiliation of Europe.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/01/why-the-us-fed-is-still-the-kingpin-of-banks/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Wage pressures subsiding at an intriguing stage of the economic debate</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/16/wage-pressures-subsiding-at-an-intriguing-stage-of-the-economic-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/16/wage-pressures-subsiding-at-an-intriguing-stage-of-the-economic-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=259493</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wage pressures appear to have abated, but it doesn't necessarily mean there'll be more cuts to interest rates.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Luckily the Reserve Bank can lower rates further</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2011/11/07/luckily-the-reserve-bank-can-lower-rates-further/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2011/11/07/luckily-the-reserve-bank-can-lower-rates-further/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[anz job ads]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=257703</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The ANZ job advertisement figures out yesterday at least must make you wonder whether this is the right time to keep talking about bringing the federal budget back into surplus as Treasurer Wayne Swan is doing, says <b>Richard Farmer</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2011/11/07/luckily-the-reserve-bank-can-lower-rates-further/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>RBA&#8217;s rate cut an insurance against Europe falling over</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/04/rbas-rate-cut-an-insurance-against-europe-falling-over/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/04/rbas-rate-cut-an-insurance-against-europe-falling-over/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 02:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurozone crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greece economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rate cuts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[italy economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank of australia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=257101</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Like it or not, Australia's immediate economic outlook is in the hands of the cast of clowns, fools and the well meaning trying to keep Europe on an even keel.]]></description>
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		<title>Where the bank guesses we are headed.</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/04/where-the-bank-guesses-we-are-headed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/04/where-the-bank-guesses-we-are-headed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 02:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political snippets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedley Thomas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Whittaker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank of australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Australian]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=256991</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is not an easy time to be an economic forecaster with the outcome of the financial and political turmoil in Europe impossible to predict.]]></description>
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		<title>Bartholomeusz: NAB keeps five to stay alive</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/03/bartholomeusz-nab-keeps-five-to-stay-alive/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/03/bartholomeusz-nab-keeps-five-to-stay-alive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Bartholomeusz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[big four banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates down]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank of australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=256787</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wayne Swan’s attack on National Australia Bank, labelling it "greedy" for "only" passing onto home loan borrowers 20 basis points of the Reserve Bank’s 25 basis point reduction in official interest rates, is churlish and betrays a poor memory.]]></description>
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		<title>The great mortgage stress myth: we&#8217;re paying off our homes faster</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/02/the-great-mortgage-stress-myth-were-paying-off-our-homes-faster/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/02/the-great-mortgage-stress-myth-were-paying-off-our-homes-faster/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 01:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Schwab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mortgage stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mortgages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank of australia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=256487</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By the reaction in the media, yesterday's rate cut by the Reserve Bank is the greatest thing since, well, the last rate cut 31 months ago. But the narrative of mortgage stress is a myth -- we're paying off our homes faster.]]></description>
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		<title>Ask the economists: good odds on an interest rate cut</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/01/ask-the-economists-good-odds-on-an-interest-rate-cut/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/01/ask-the-economists-good-odds-on-an-interest-rate-cut/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey Intern</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank of australia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=256207</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Melbourne Cup is renowned as a day for a casual bet, but you could be forgiven for thinking there isn't anything to gamble in today’s Reserve Bank decision -- it's been called by the media well before the race has been run.]]></description>
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		<title>Rate reduction a good bet</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/01/rate-reduction-a-good-bet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/01/rate-reduction-a-good-bet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political snippets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[angel gurria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian bureau of statistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[house prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rate hikes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OECD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank of australia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=256150</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The money has been coming for an interest rate cut in this afternoon's big event.]]></description>
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		<title>RBA independence on the line in complex Cup Day scenario</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/27/rba-independence-on-the-line-in-complex-cup-day-scenario/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/27/rba-independence-on-the-line-in-complex-cup-day-scenario/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 02:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[property market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank of australia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=255442</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After the 0.3% core inflation result yesterday a rate cut next Tuesday should be a done deal. But it remains a complex scenario, says <b>Christopher Joye</b> of <a href="http://www.propertyobserver.com.au" target="_blank"><em>Property Observer</em></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bartholomeusz: banks battening down for funding freeze</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/25/bartholomeusz-banks-battening-down-for-funding-freeze/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/25/bartholomeusz-banks-battening-down-for-funding-freeze/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Bartholomeusz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[big four banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[european banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eurozone economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Financial Crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[john laker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank of australia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=254771</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to Australian Prudential Regulation Authority chairman John Laker, bank funding markets are already demonstrating some crisis-like features.]]></description>
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		<title>Risks outweigh rewards in commercial bank deposits: RBA</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/30/risks-outweigh-rewards-in-commercial-bank-deposits-rba/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/30/risks-outweigh-rewards-in-commercial-bank-deposits-rba/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign exchange market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign reserves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank of australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=250221</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Reserve Bank of Australia has reduced the amount of money on deposit with offshore commercial banks in the past year, ending years of using them to hold part of Australia's $37 billion official foreign reserves.]]></description>
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